Presented by Mark Cottle. On Ernest Shackleton’s third Antarctic expedition in 1914, his ship the Endurance was trapped, eventually crushed in pack ice. Shackleton sailed with five companions over 800 miles to South Georgia, returning over three months later to rescue his stranded crew. Australian Frank Hurley was the expedition’s official photographer.

His images capture with great artistry the amazing landscapes within which this remarkable human drama unfolded. This talk illustrates Hurley’s great talent behind the lens, in the first flush of human contact when the Antarctic remained essentially ‘terra incognita’.

Born on the Isles of Scilly and educated at Truro School, Cornwall, and Birmingham University, Mark Cottle has enjoyed a career in education and training at home and abroad, lecturing at colleges and universities on medieval, Tudor, and Anglo Saxon England.

This globe-trotting tour-de-force has been smashing records, and collecting accolades since its humble beginnings in 1997. The original Faulty Towers Dining Experience, it has been labelled one of Australia’s greatest theatre exports, captivating audiences for 28 years running, touring globally in 43 countries, and welcoming well over 1 million guests through its doors.

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is the longest running Fawlty Towers show of any kind worldwide! Allow Basil, Sybil and Manuel to serve up chaos as you are treated to a delicious 70s-style, 3-course meal as hilarity ensues! Definitely one worth getting off the couch for.

Come and see why this smash hit has been labelled “theatre at its startling best” (Best of Theatre, London West End) as the iconic trio brings the famous British BBC series to life in a dining experience like no other. Be sure to secure your tickets early, as this smash-hit sells out quickly wherever it goes.

This is the show where you step inside the TV series and become part of the action itself. Highly improvised, highly interactive, and fully immersive, join the action for an unforgettable night where guests are not just audience members, but highly esteemed guests of Basil, Sybil, and Manuel! Pack your sense of humour and be prepared for a hotel experience where anything can (and will) go wrong…

Our Q&A session on livestock health, nutrition and confinement feeding with Dr Jillian Kelly, AHN Consulting, is back at Walgett and Collarenebri this July. 

To book your free ticket for catering.  Please click this link

https://tinyurl.com/Burren-Art-Show-Tickets

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