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The
early days of the weekend celebrating Tolkien's life and work were called 'Fun at the
Mill' and members of several amateur drama groups came together to contribute costumed
readings in the courtyard of Sarehole Mill.
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 2003
saw the name changed to The Tolkien Weekend and the company presented Farmer Giles of Ham
for the first time, in the courtyard of Sarehole Mill.
By 2004 regular members had formed Shire
Productions and were now presenting excerpts from Tolkien's works in nearby Moseley Bog
where Tolkien and his brother Hilary played as children.
Tolkien 2005 saw Shelob lurking within Moseley Bog.
The Company also presented Farmer Giles
of Ham at Tolkien 2005, the inter national
gathering for Tolkien fans held at Aston University in Birmingham.
In  2006
members of Shire Productions presented excerpts from The Hobbit on
the field at Sarehole Mill. Although on the main field instead of Moseley Bog
it was a wet weekend and very boggy nevertheless.
Riddles in the dark
Roast Mutton
2007 saw the third presentation of Farmer
Giles of Ham in the Performance Pavilion.
2008 saw another change of name to The Middle Earth Weekend. Shire Productions
presented Beowulf in the Bog, otherwise known as The Abbreviated Beowulf.
Stuart Williams has for several years been the
official phototgrapher for Shire Productions and several of the above are his photographs.
For more examples of his work, click on his name.
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