Wasn’t really going to post anything until we got back on the 11th of Jan, but this little story is a perfect segueway to a wee post for one of our longstanding clients, Mr Glenn Elston & his company,  Australian Shakespeare Company.  So here it goes.  My sister  and her two children were helping a neighbour out with a garage sale  a couple of weeks ago.  Move forward to Christmas Day and two parcels were handed to my sister from her eldest child, Jude who is 8 years of age. Inside were The Complete Works of William Shakespeare bound and in mint condition.  Jude had told not a soul, asked no-one for advice and purchased this and some Chinese silk placemats for the grand total of $10 at that garage sale. It made me think of all the naff last minute gifts we buy each other and here a literary little boy who knows his mum loves Shakespeare had the presence of mind to think mum might like that and bought it.  

So who’s for Shakespeare?  Celebrating 21 years at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Australian Shakespeare Company presents A MidSummer Night’s Dream under the stars. From the website ….

This summer’s production of Shakespeare Under The Stars in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The season launches with a special Gala 21st Anniversary performance on Monday 21 December 2009 then runs to 13 March 2010. The Wind in the Willows also returns to Melbourne and Sydney. Pack a picnic, pack the kids and enjoy a great day out in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

We’ve been providing printed media, mainly banners and A boards and lately Pull Ups  to Glenn Elston for at least 13 years to advertise his outdoor theatre in the Royal Botanic Gardens.  Pull Ups for Shakespeare and Young Bards (at the Ath) and A Frames for Wind in the Willows and Midsummer Night’s Dream (not shown here) at the Royal Botanic Gardens.