6:17 PM Campbell Bar Applied Science II. Centre stage bar bartender, Andy, polishing glass [bartenders in plays and films always polish glasses, all stage props are fitted with hook for towel and shelf for glass - ed.] Group of clientele - stage left - discussing high politics, music, literature and the meaning of life. Group of clientele - stage right - discussing football, TV shows, beer and the meaning of life. Current publicity agent leans on bar.
Andy
Good crowd to night.
Publicity Agent (indicating row of bottles on top of refrigerator)
Got some new reds, Andy?
Andy (lifting bottle off refrigerator, passing it to publicity agent)
Here, picked this up locally.
[CSC, please note - ed.]
Publicity Agent (reading label, pleasantly surprised)
Trevor Mast eh?
Andy (covering for not knowing if Trevor Mast is a person, a piece of equipment, a technique or a grape variety, glances at label)
Yes, near Ararat.
Publicity Agent (confident now)
You've done well, he's a wine maker with a reputation. Must be a good drop if he's prepared to put his name on it, selling at the usual price?, got any more?
[Actually it's a bottle of "Four Sisters" named after the four daughters of Trevor Mast. Daliah, the eldest, is an artist and designed the label. ed. ]
Andy (cagey)
Yes, a few .... perhaps we could run it next week.
Publicity Agent
Yes, sounds good.
(turns to audience, strikes formal pose with bottle like Kevan Gosper imagines himself holding the Olympic torch, announces very formally and staid like low budget TV ad.)
For the true connoisseur, Trevor Mast, Four Sisters red, Campbell Bar, 5:00 PM Applied Science II Basement.
Don't miss out!.
Andy (rushing out from behind bar with huge banner, thrusts one end at Publicity Agent)
OK enough of that! Here! Hold this!
Curtain falls, canned applause
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