The Bath office of regional accountancy group Milsted Langdon is backing the Theatre Royal Bath’s egg hunt by sponsoring one of its 25 decorated eggs hidden across the city centre.
Organised by the egg, Bath’s young people’s theatre, to celebrate its 10th birthday, the hunt takes place place during the Easter holidays.
Each egg has its own unique artwork, with names ranging from ‘Nest Egg’, ‘Maurice the Monk’ and ‘Puzzle’ to ‘Little-Miss-Egg-Straw-Dinary’ and ‘Eggbert the Eggceptional’. Milsted Langdon has sponsored egg number 17 located somewhere near the Victoria Art Gallery.
The eggs have been decorated by local artists, school children and residents at Dorothy House. Milsted Langdon’s egg was painted by Melissa Wraxall, a graduate of Bath School of Art and Design, Bath Spa University, where she studied a Master of Fine Arts degree.
The firm joins the roster of sponsors which also includes architects Stride Teglown, Zenith International, Bath Building Society, The Francis Hotel and Wessex Water.
Free egg hunt maps are available from the egg theatre’s café, Bath Library and Bath Visitor Centre. Anyone taking part in the hunt can answer questions on the map as they search for the hidden 12-inch eggs. Maps with the questions completed can then be returned to the egg theatre will be entered into a prize draw to win the golden egg as well as tickets for the egg’s Christmas show and the Theatre Royal Bath’s pantomime.
The egg is a professional theatre dedicated to children, young people and their families. Built from the shell of an old cinema in 2005, the egg has quickly grown into one of the leading children’s arts organisations in the UK. The theatre works with hundreds of schools across the region to explore, challenge and extend the role that art venues can play in education.
Milsted Langdon director Peter Groves said: “We encourage everyone to get out and about during the Easter holidays and discover the many treasures of Bath. Who knows, they may even find a special treasure left by the Easter bunny.”
Egg theatre director Kate Cross added: “Everyone loves a treasure hunt, whether they’re young or old. I really hope we’ll see lots of egg-hunters around the city during the Easter holidays.”
Milsted Langdon also has offices in Bristol, Taunton, Yeovil and London.
Pictured: Artist Melissa Wraxall with the Milsted Langon egg
