Keep the home fires burning: Songs from Operetta and WWI

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Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga – Tuesday, August 9 at 11am
Centenary Hall, Goolwa – Thursday, August 11 at 7:30pm
Barossa Arts and Convention Centre, Tanunda – Friday, August 12 at 7:30pm
Book tickets online here
Institute Theatre, Port Augusta – Saturday, August 13 at 7:30pm
Tickets available from the Port Augusta Cultural Centre 8641 9176
Woomera Theatre, Woomera – Monday, August 15 at 7:30pm
Bookings: Woomera Board Office, Banool Ave Woomera ph: 8673 7650
roxbylink Auditorium, Roxby Downs – Tuesday, August 16 at 7pm
Bookings: 8671 5941
Middleback Arts Centre, Whyalla – Thursday, August 18 at 11am
Marion Cultural Centre, Marion – Friday, August 19 at 8pm
Book online here.

Morning Melodies Collection 2016

A profoundly moving insight into the human cost of the Great War for those who waited at home.

Based on a collection held at State Library of South Australia for the past 96 years, The Red Cross Letters incorporates material from letters (recently digitised from over 8,000 case files) sent to the South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau during WW1 by Australians seeking news of their loved ones on the front, and the replies.

The correspondence includes eye witness accounts from military commanders, soldiers, medical staff and mates who fought alongside the lost or wounded.

Devised by award-winning playwright Verity Laughton, The Red Cross Letters evokes the human aspects of the Great War in vivid detail. Words reach across time, creating a profound connection between the present and past, intimately bringing these experiences alive.

This unique interpretation of compelling material will be directed by Andy Packer and feature a live score performed by Matthew Gregan.

Warning: Some Violent Themes

Things to know for Teachers:
Study Guide Available online here

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Ministry for the Arts’ Catalyst—Australian Arts and Culture Fund; by the Australian Government’s Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund and by the Government of South Australia through the Regional Development Fund Arts and Culture program.

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