An RCKE party got huge enjoyment from a trip to the Australian Ballet Production Centre. This is as capacious as an aircraft hangar and stores tens of thousands of costumes from productions dating back several decades, along with props and maintenance bays. Best of all, our centre guides Nick and Mary gave us the inside gen on all the factors going into a ballet performance, especially the logistics of getting stuff from Altona to Southbank and even as distant as Tokyo. Nick explained the ABCs of locating whatever's needed and loading trucks efficiently. He even has templates on the floor where packing orders for 44ft containers can be laid out. It was pricey at $80 but worth every cent!
