Posted in 2014

From Banner to Bag - Bard's Marketing Coordinator Roanne Ward with Common Thread's Founder Melanie Conn checking out our new bags!Question: what do you do with 120 beautiful nylon street banners that are past their ‘use by’ date?

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If you came to Elizabeth Rex last year you’ll remember two things: Colleen Wheeler’s moving performance as Queen Elizabeth I and… her extraordinary wig. That wig, along with all of our Bard wigs last season, was created by the talented and much sought-after wigmaker Stacey Butterworth. Last year, as well as working at Bard, Stacey worked on the film American Hustle – up for 10 Oscar nominations this year!

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Guest Post by Roanne Ward

It’s only January but it feels like summer is just around the corner with the buzz going on in the Bard office! I’ve just returned from a month in Central America and now I’m refreshed and ready to jump into getting our 25th Anniversary season ready.

I’d hoped to take in some live local theatre while I was away. But alas it wasn’t to be, until…

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