Playing in Albury Botanical Gardens

Apart from a few technical sound problems, our performance of Wind in the Willows at the Albury Botanical Gardens was a huge success. We're all hoping for the same response today - without the sound issues.

Director, Lorraine Monshing overseeing the initial set-up in this beautiful gardens.

 The Wild Wood gets set up.

Our  Wonderful  sound technicians proved they can overcome difficult conditions to ensure our audience can hear our show.

We musicians are set up under the lovely Ginko tree.

Even our backstage crew gets into the act.

On the way home, I was treated to this spectacular sunset.

  The sun sinks below the Warby Ranges as I continue along the freeway towards Wangaratta.

 

On With The Show

While all our guests entertained themselves and each other back at Glenloth, I was busy up at Mayday Hills with our first performance of Wind in the Willows.

It wasn't a bad day up there in the gardens, but as we started, it grew colder and colder. I'm not sure about the cast, but we musicians were popsicles. My flute was like a frozen rod of ice. At the very end of the show, I even lost the low notes because the lower end of the flute froze. Now that's cold!

But, as they say, the show must go on, and on it did go to a wonderful audience who loved every minute of it.

Ratty and Mole messing about on the river.

Ratty and mole have a picnic.

The Wild Wild Wood awaits.

My friend Phil Trevor-Hunt with the majestic Mr. Toad of Toad Hall.

For our second performance at Mayday Hills, we set up inside. It was even colder that day so we were all grateful for the warmth of the great indoors.





Our performances went really well and both audiences loved the show. Our next performance of Wind in the Willows is going to be at the Albury Botanical Gardens at the end of this week.

I'm looking forward to it. The weather is supposed to be warmer too, so let us all keep our fingers crossed for that!