Cardiff-based amateur theatre company, Peculiar Productions, have raised £3,500 for Nerve Tumours UK with their recent stage production of a novel by bestselling UK author Sir Terry Pratchett, which ran for five performances at the The Gate Arts Centre. ‘Men at Arms’ was adapted for stage by Stephen Briggs from Pratchett’s 1993 novel. It follows the City Watch – whose members include a werewolf, a dwarf and a troll – as they attempt to solve a series of increasingly baffling…
By Melissa Compton. Peculiar Productions delivered a brilliant performance at The Gate, Cardiff, on the opening night of their new production, Terry Pratchett’s Men at Arms. Characterization was outstanding, with many character’s roles in the night beginning pre-show such as the crowd-pleasing clowns. The cast clearly loved the roles they played, excellent teamwork was also on display throughout the performance both during scenes and with changing sets. Men at Arms is set in the ‘Discworld’ (part of the Terry Pratchett…