Discworld - Alter Egos

25Apr2024

Discworld Day 2024

“𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 – 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚍!”

𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟱𝗧𝗛 𝗝𝗛𝗕 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗗𝗔𝗬

𝙸𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎, 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕, 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍, 𝚙𝚘𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜, 𝚍𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚏𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚜, 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚍 𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚎𝚜.

𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗, 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚙𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚊 𝚐𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛-𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚠𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚍.

Discworld Denizens, Wyrd Sisters and those at Death’s door!
One of the the most prolific and imaginative authors of our time, Sir Terry Pratchett created a world of wonder and magic that few can compare to. This year, AlterEgos Events invites roundworlders and Kevins alike to descend upon Rusty Hook to experience the magic of Discworld first-hand.

GET TICKETS:

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱:R60 (adult tickets only) – only 50 available online, until 3 May 2024
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Adults – R80 | Kids, 12 & Under – R30
𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: Adults – R100 | Kids, 12 & under – R40 (from 28 October 2024)
𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆: Adults – R120 | Kids, 12 & Under – R50 (online or at the gate)

(𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 – 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦)

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: R30 per car
Toddlers, talking dogs and unruly luggages – FREE (and must be kept on leashes at all times, except the toddlers)

All guilds are welcome, so if you fancy yourself as an artificer, a seamstress, an assassin or a clown, you’ll be sure to be in good company!

𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗧𝗢:

Wander through the Ankh-Morpork Market and discover trinkets, traders and possibly trolls!
Meet and interact with your favourite Discworld Characters.
Participate in The Discworld Dress Up: Embody your favourite character and be victorious. Win Thynngs.
Take on The Gods and Guilds Quest. Complete the tasks as laid out for you. Choose your Guild – Thieves, Assassins or Beggars!
Win The Luggage’s Loot – over R10 000 worth of goodies
Enter The Witch Trials! Are you a worthy witch? Granny Weatherwax will decide!
Chance your arm (and your soul) at the Assassin’s Guild Inhumation Exam (drink stuff, don’t die).
Test your mettle and train with the City Watch, they are recruiting! Fabricati diem, pvnc
Participate in the Pimp-My-Broom contest.
Sing a long to many loved favourites with Nanny Ogg.
Show off your smarts and have a battle of wits with Susan Sto Helit in our world-famous through out Gauteng tavern quiz.

𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚:

Burnt crunchy bits, dwarf bread, rat onna stick and other local delicacies can be found between Harga’s House of Ribs and the Curry Gardens, so weary travellers and brave explorers will not have holes in their tummies. Keep an eye out for Cut-me-own-Throat Dibbler.
The presence of beer always greases the rungs of the evolutionary ladder so make sure your Inn-sewer-ants-polly-seas are up to date and join us in The Mended Drum. Scumble on sale too!
The Odium Moving Pictures House will be screening Sir Terry Pratchett’s visual fantastical-ness!
Fight with Feegles, battle barbarians, cast spells, OOK
…and so much more.

11Nov2019

Discworld Day 2019: An Ankh-Morpork Adventure

And what an adventure it was as discworlders and roundworlders alike converged on La Vue in Muldersdrift on 9 November.
Sir Terry Pratchett smiled down on the day, making his presence known by the beautiful sunshine with just enough wind to dislodge some witches hats.

Fans of the man, from as young as 3 years old, explored the Streets of Cunning Artifacers, offered up bananas (and popcorn) to The Librarian with much Óoking’, whilst Death and Binky stalked amongst The Shades.
The Watch recruited some willing and some (un) willing, Twoflower lost his luggage and the Octavo glowered over the Unseen University.

With so many adventures to be had, the venue was a haze of activity as multiple Susans, Feegles, Tiffanys and Wizzards went postal.
A hugely successful dress up competition was held under the Sapient Pearwood tree, shortly after we crowned a victorious (albeit 2nd place) winner in The Witch trials.

With homage being paid by every single visitor, rat onna stick being consumed at an alarming rate and us narrowly avoiding Dibbler cutting his own throat it is safe to say that the pages of the most popular of STP’s books came to life.

The cherry on the top of what can only be described as a magical day, was the VERY FIRST screening on African soil of the short movie, Troll Bridge.
Kindly loaned to the Alter Egos Team by SnowGum films, it was collective goosebumps as we realised how fortunate we were. 100 lucky people got to witness the masterpiece inside the Odium snacking on banged grains.
Each screening ended with teary eyes and rounds of applause, bringing to an end a truly fantastic day on the Disc.

Discworld Day 2019 in Pictures

Discworld Day 2019

9 November 2019 | La Vue Lodge, Muldersdrift

24May2019

Announcing Discworld Day 2019 – An Ankh-Morpork Adventure

“Poets have tried to describe Ankh-Morpork. They have failed. Perhaps it’s the sheer zestful vitality of the place, or maybe it’s just that a city with a million inhabitants and no sewers is rather robust for poets, who prefer daffodils and no wonder. So let’s just say that Ankh-Morpork is as full of life as an old cheese on a hot day, as loud as a curse in a cathedral, as bright as an oil slick, as colourful as a bruise and as full of activity, industry, bustle and sheer exuberant busyness as a dead dog on a termite mound.”
― Terry Pratchett, Mort

THE THIRD ANNUAL JHB DISCWORLD DAY: 2019 – AN ANKH-MORPORK ADVENTURE
Discover the streets of Ankh-Morpork, the greatest city of the Discworld. A folklorique network of old lanes, squares and alleys for your walking pleasure. Wherre exitement and trolls lurke arounde everry corner and much may be heard the traditional street cries of old time also the laughing visages of the denuizens as they goe about their business private.

LIMITED NO OF TICKETS available from Quicket –
Pre-sales online:
🕶️ ONLY 50 of CHRYSOPRASE’S VIP TICKETS available: R250
🧙 EARLY WIZZARD TICKETS: R50 – only 50 available, only til 3 JUNE
Adults R60 / On the day: R80
Kids under 12 and over 3: R20
Kids under 3: FREE
PARKING: R20 per car

Dogs and unruly luggages to be kept on leashes at all times.

MAP TO VENUE: https://goo.gl/maps/TkgXqikT9k62
Please note: There is a 1km dirt road to our venue. It is suitable for most normal cars but not for vehicles and brooms with very low suspension.

Featuring:

Of Gods and Guilds Quest
Enter as a single person or with a team, complete the tasks as laid out for you.
Choose your Guild – Thieves, Assassins or Beggars!
Fabricati diem, pvnc: test your mettale and train with the City Watch, they are recruiting!
The presence of beer always greases the rungs of the evolutionary ladder so make sure your Inn-sewer-ants-polly-seas are up to date and join us in The Mended Drum.
Expect a test of wits, much revelry, singing and many barbarians. (And a wizard’s staff. With a knob on the end.)
The Discworld Dress Up. Embody your favourite character and be victorious. Win Thynngs.
Burnt crunchy bits, dwarf bread, rat onna stick and other local delicacies can be found between Harga’s House of Ribs and the Curry Gardens, so weary travellers and brave explorers will not have holes in their tummies. Keep an eye out for Cut-me-own-Throat Dibbler.
Workshops with your favourite characters! Build thyngs. Decorate other thyngs! (No elephants)