Author, comedian, HeyUGuys writer* and Terry Pratchett fan, Marc Burrows will invite audiences to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pratchett’s landmark comic fantasy Discworld series with the multimedia lecture ‘The Magic of Terry Pratchett.’
In 2020, Marc penned the first-ever biography of Sir Terry. The book received critical acclaim, won a Locus Award and was embraced by fans. Based on the book, this new, live multimedia show was then created with the full endorsement and support of Narrativia, the company founded to protect and promote the late author’s work in association with his estate.
The comic lecture will see Burrows explore Pratchett’s influences, his rise to fame, his impact, and his remarkable life, becoming one of the most beloved storytellers of all time. From the national treasure’s days as a school librarian, his time as a trainee journalist to his untimely death in 2015 and in keeping with Pratchett’s style, the show is a gentle comic celebration and exploration of his work. It will also seriously examine his death, and the activism he was involved with toward the end of his life surrounding dementia treatment and the right to die; an essential part of his story and legacy.
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In addition to using the framework of the ‘The Magic of Terry Pratchett’ book, the show will incorporate additional elements of Rob Wilkins’ official biography, ‘Terry Pratchett: A Life in Footnotes’, (A Sunday Times Bestseller) as well as licensed media.
Each performance will be followed by a bonus separate interactive show, ‘The Magic of Terry Pratchett: The Footnotes’, featuring a Q&A, readings from rare Pratchett work and interviews with special guests, including friends and colleagues of Sir Terry and Discworld fans from across the Fringe and beyond.
The event will be held at the Gilded Ballon Teviot in Edinburgh between
GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT (DINING ROOM) between the 2nd – 28th August (not the 14th of August) and runs for 60 minutes. Book your tickets here
*In the interests of full disclosure, we wanted to make it clear that Marc is a writer on HeyUGuys – look, here’s everything he’s written for us, it’s all aces! – but we also think this is a wonderful event and want you to know about it. (JL)
