IATG FAMIL TO ANZAC MEMORIAL
Date: Friday, 16 October
Time: 9.30 to 11.30 am
Location: Meet at Western doors of the Memorial (Elizabeth St side)
Cost: Free
Details: Devoted Service performance followed by a guided tour of the Memorial spaces.
COVID SAFETY: Please be aware of COVID safety requirements and MASKS are essential
Devoted Service: A powerful and moving drama filled with insight and poignancy that is derived directly from the true stories of five remarkable women during the First World War.
Be transported by a short film into Sister Mary 'Margorie' Marr's autograph book. Sr Marr collected the signatures, poetry and musings of the soldiers who returned to Australia to recover from the trauma of Gallipoli.
Following the film, Devoted Service then immerses the audience in four different experiences of war. The piece features actual words and personal accounts from the diaries and letters of three nurses and a matron: Clementina Marshall, Muriel Wakeford, Alice Cashin and Evelyn Wright. Witness how, from the moment the last ribbon connecting them to Sydney breaks, through to the end and aftermath of the war in 1918/19, the courage and conviction of these women endures.
At times humorous and always heartbreakingly human, this new, live performance piece, created and produced by the Anzac Memorial, is a catalyst for further exploration.
At the conclusion of the piece, Anzac Memorial Guides will lead the audience to the Centenary Exhibition to further explore the nurses’ personal objects on display.
Cast
Emma Jackson and Emma Palmer
Soldiers: Tristan Black, Sean Hall, Timothy Langan and Drew Wilson
Directed by Lincoln Hall
Numbers are limited and when the event is full you will be included on a waitlist.
To book CLICK HERE
General:
- Please remember to wear your IATG ID to promote our professionalism in guiding.
- If you are unable to attend event at the last minute, we like to be able to offer someone else your place and you should call event coordinator Ann Lorenz on 0414 458 358.
- We often take photos at our events to use in the IATG newsletter, Instagram and Facebook – advise the coordinator on the day if you don't want your image to be used.
- Attendance counts for 1 professional development (PD) point towards professional renewals