There's a Discworld PLAY? Man, I've been disconnected...

CJSF

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Two years ago moved from my town
I was looking up past the city lights
But the city lights got in my way

See the constellation ride across the sky
No cigar, no lady on his arm
Just a guy made of dots and lines

-from "See The Constellation"
by They Might Be Giants

Quite a few, in fact.

Years ago my wife and I went to see Mort at our local theatre. According to the bill it was performed by a youth group or something, so we were expecting late teens and early 20s. Turned out it was schoolchildren. (The head teacher played Death.)

It was entertaining, and it would be very churlish to dismiss the acting skills of schoolkids who were doing their best. But it was very much a school play, and we hadn't expected that.

At the same venue a few years later, we saw Weird Sisters, which was done extremely well. The only thing was, nobody was laughing at the jokes. I felt sorry for the actors, especially the woman who played Granny Weatherwax, because I knew her. The thing was, I think we were all getting into the story (and consequently enjoying it) but the jokes have been copied by others since the book came out, and consequently they are too familiar to have audiences rolling in the aisles.

[Snip an addition that would probably annoy people because it mentions a fantasy novel that someone is bound to want to quote.]

There's almost no chance that I would would be able to identify any
quote that anyone will post here, so I'll just barge in and post one,
myself.
-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

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http://www.FreeMars.org/jeff/

"The other planets?
Well, they just happen to be there, but the point of rockets is to explore them!"
-- Kai Yeves

You'd be surprised - I never thought I'd get one for at least several pages, but then, as ToSeek said, it was relatively easy
I haven't a clue about yours but I want to post one too while I have the chance. Fight it out amongst yourselves who answers what & posts next (Sorry Gillianren)

This is an old favourite of mine & one of the 1st contemporary fantasy books I ever read (recently interested to hear it's to made into a film!):

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N6MAA10816
'Forensic anthropologist! That's why no gun'
Are you a Bright?

It is in Seattle, I think, but we still haven't been that fortunate. (The man himself says that the biggest crowds he gets for his book signings in the US are at UW.)

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

I'd be willing to drive up to UW to sign one of his books.

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The Devil offered me power. I told him I preferred aperture.

Why? Seems to me you could sign one of his books right where you are...

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SeanF

"Ask to understand, but don't challenge unless you have the knowledge."--NEOWatcher

The contents of this post are ©2008 by SeanF and may not be copied or retransmitted in any form without the express written consent of SeanF

I haven't a clue. Any chance of a hint?

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The quarrelsome oarsmen were rowing,
The great violinist was bowing;
But how is the sage
To tell, from the page:
Was it pigs or seeds that were sowing?

Of course. British authoress. Series of 5 children/young adult's books. Waaay before Harry Potter!
Name the book or the series, same thing. 'Water from the thaw'.

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N6MAA10816
'Forensic anthropologist! That's why no gun'
Are you a Bright?

Still not really sure. Maybe something by Diana Wynn Jones?

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The quarrelsome oarsmen were rowing,
The great violinist was bowing;
But how is the sage
To tell, from the page:
Was it pigs or seeds that were sowing?

No. Hmmn not heard of her, will have to research
Ok, this is totally getting into Google territory but don't want to bog down the thread:

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N6MAA10816
'Forensic anthropologist! That's why no gun'
Are you a Bright?

E. Nesbit? I haven't read much of her.

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

No, not her either.
And I thought this would be fairly easy

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N6MAA10816
'Forensic anthropologist! That's why no gun'
Are you a Bright?

The quote I insinuated shouldn't be too hard, since part of the
identification has already appeared in this thread.

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

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"The other planets?
Well, they just happen to be there, but the point of rockets is to explore them!"
-- Kai Yeves

Diana Wynne Jones's Tough Guide to Fantasyland (may not have the title exactly right) is one of the funniest things you'll ever read.

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Everything I need to know I learned through Googling.

'Fire in the candle ring, water from the thaw
Six signs the circle, and the grail gone before'.

Would that be something by Marion Zimmer Bradley? I can't specify a book, because I 've never read any of her stuff.

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The quarrelsome oarsmen were rowing,
The great violinist was bowing;
But how is the sage
To tell, from the page:
Was it pigs or seeds that were sowing?

I've got a bit lost in this thread. Has anybody mentioned Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising sequence?

Thank goodness! Yes, spot on Paul. Your go, phew

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N6MAA10816
'Forensic anthropologist! That's why no gun'
Are you a Bright?

This at least explains why I couldn't work out the book. I had never even heard of Susan Cooper before today.

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The quarrelsome oarsmen were rowing,
The great violinist was bowing;
But how is the sage
To tell, from the page:
Was it pigs or seeds that were sowing?

I have, but she's on the long list of "books I need to get around to."

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"