Small Gods Discussion *Spoilers*

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Re: Small Gods Discussion *Spoilers*

Postby raisindot » Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:46 pm

I'm kind of surprised that, unlike the witches books, (as far as I know) it's never been adapted as a play. With imaginative backdrops and props, and perhaps puppetry (or ventriloquism), it could make for great, thought provoking theater. You get the broad comedy of the Brutha/Om relationship, the terror of Vorbis, and the great ending.

Or maybe is has been adapted?
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Re: Small Gods Discussion *Spoilers*

Postby Tonyblack » Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:05 pm

The BBC Radio adaptation of the book was very good. :)

I do wish the silly Beeb would sell these adaptations on CD. :roll:
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Re: Small Gods Discussion *Spoilers*

Postby TimBou » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:18 pm

As to how it was received - generally much amusement at the pinpoint nature of his satire, joy at the wonderful humour that is always lightening things up, and amazement at how he slips such profound and moving insights in in such a way that you don't even notice what he's doing. His humour when on the subject of religion is just brilliant, he's obviously had a religious upbringing inflicted on him somewhere along the line. I wonder if he had a particularly devout grandmother in his family? Organising the roster to stone the adulteresses... :-)

Our priest quoted Brutha's question to Om in the desert about needing to know what it is like to be human in her sermon the next day so there is no risk of my being summoned before the Quisition just yet...
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Re: Small Gods Discussion *Spoilers*

Postby TimBou » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:26 pm

Tonyblack wrote:The BBC Radio adaptation of the book was very good. :)

I do wish the silly Beeb would sell these adaptations on CD. :roll:


Yes I was trying to find that BBC production to help prepare for the storytelling as the bits I could find of it on YouTube were much closer to a storytelling mode than the standard book reading available on ITunes. But as you say, no luck!

I did find that there was an amateur production done of Small Gods last year in a country far far away from the Last Continent where I live: http://www.durham21.co.uk/2011/02/ooook ... pratchett/. I guess they did the script themselves. The radio controlled stuffed tortoise sounds interesting...
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Re: Small Gods Discussion *Spoilers*

Postby Tonyblack » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:43 pm

Sounds like you all had a marvellous time and it was a great success. :D

Congratulations - let's hope you've made a lot of converts. :lol:
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