Newsletter 14 - November 2025 - Better Than a Poke in the Eye
1. Editorial
Welcome to issue 14 and the last newsletter of 2025. Rachel and I hope you have a very happy and peaceful end of year celebration and a comfortable new year. Which has just today been announced as the Year of the Curious Squid.
Last month we suggested that we would be posting about some of the items we thought you might like for yourself or your loved ones - unfortunately life, Llamedos Holiday Camp and DIY got in the way of that happening. We may put a couple in during December if we get opportunity.
Speaking of Llamedos Holiday Camp we are deep into Hogwatch here at the Llamedos HQ. Bits and pieces of Llamedos are beginning to take over our house. We are really looking forward to seeing our campers again in March.
Finally we'd like to introduce our new house signs that we recently installed:
Happy Hogswatch all! We'll see you next year.
Jason & Rachel.
News just in. Terry has been short-listed (along with Jasper Fforde and Bob Mortimer amongst overs) in the Vintage Bollinger Prize (as he was a previous winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction).
The ceremony will take place and the winner announced tonight (1st December) in London.
2. News Feed
Our news feed always has the most up to date information. Click on the titles below to read the full articles on our website.
Modiphius announts new Discworld Games (coming in 2026)
Modiphius have announced a slew of new Discworld Games coming in 2026. Following on from their Kickstarter Adventures in Ankh-Morpork.
3. Articles
We have an extensive archive of articles we have written in our archive index
Review of a live watch along of a Hogswatch adventure by Modiphius
Our roving Reporter Andrea Richardson bravely travelled to London's O2 to witness a live playthrough of Modiphius' Adventures in Ankh-Morpork Hogswatch adventure.
Game Master Andy Farrant lead a group of seasoned role players on an adventure to save Hogswatch.
Find out what a D12 is and what a Games Master actually does in her review.
Review Terry Pratchett: A Trip on the Stage in Abingdon
We include not one but two reviews of Stephen Briggs' latest Terry Pratchett stage adaption A Trip On The Stage.
Get some balance between the two ... sometimes they agree and other times there are differences.
Which side will you believe?!
Review of Hogfather in Doncaster by JKL Drama
Roving reporters Elaine and Tony visited JKL Drama in Doncaster for their very festive production of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
4. New, Updated and Upcoming Events
Remember to visit our events page to keep up to date with all the latest events / stage productions.
The Fifth Elephant in Scotland
Dates: Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th December 2025
Production Company: Strawmoddie Theatre
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Website: www.facebook.com
Box Office: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Monstrous Regiment in England
Dates: Wed 18 Feb 2026 - Sat 21 Feb 2026
Production Company: Midland Players
Location: Sheffield
Box Office: www.ticketsource.co.uk
5. The End
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