“You are invited to join Sanctum Theatre and Fenestra Productions in celebrating the 233rd anniversary of Adam Smith’s seminal work, Wealth of Nations as part of this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. The ship may be sinking, the ‘invisible hand’ might have lost its grip on the invisible wheel, but there is an alternative. For two weekends in September Sanctum and Fenestra break away from the globular economic system to realise Smith’s ideal of a true and unfettered market on a small patch of turf in Brunswick – ‘Wall Street on Barkly’.”

Lachlan read us the Business Age yesterday, because the economical journalists there had noticed the number 233 in connection with Adam Smith. They suspect theatrical shenanigans. They would be correct: here comes the Nut Economy. The roller coaster of free trade.

• Opening Thursday 24th September. 6 evenings only. (1, 2 + 3 October still to come!)
• Music, performances and more. Street hawkers, snake oil merchants.. etc:
• Mamushka (Thursday 1st October!)
• Suitcase Royale, the GFC dj masters (Grand Funk Connection).. Pete & the Tar Gang.
• Visit Sanctum Theatre dot org for full details.

Here are some photos from the previous incarnation back in May ’09

Oh and here’s the official publicity line: ‘Merchants of mania, hawkers of hubris, snake oil salesmen and peddlers of useless pendants’ peddle their wares in the Wealth of Nations market place. Do you have anything to offer? Come up with a product and a pitch, fill in a Trader’s Application form, get in for free and earn your peanuts to buy drinks for the evening. Get your Trader’s Application form from Sanctum Theatre.

WARNING: MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS!!

Each night will feature a different band and guest performer. Bands include:

• Pete and the Tar Gang,