William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe are here to ruin that dream for you …

Tired of the same old parties, the same old events?

How about hosting a raucous, musical evening with Shakespeare and Poe in your own lounge, club or bar.

Brought to you by the award-winning Barden Party, 'Cocktales' transforms your home or event into an Enlightenment-era salon - full of grand ideas, humour, song and whimsy. Shakespeare is here to make sure of that.

The only problem is that Poe, complete with his famed Gothic texts, has never been to such a party before is a bit of a downer and seems deadset on making Bill's life as difficult as possible.

Over the course of an hour, immerse yourselves in the worlds of two of the English-language's biggest larrikins as they try to impress you with their particular command of language, music, cocktail-making skills and insight into the human condition.

Or they might just forget about that and have a raucous night. You and your guests will too!

'Cocktales' will be the most talked about shindig you've ever thrown.