BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MHHV - ECPv6.2.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MHHV REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:19700101T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20180109T210000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230957 CREATED:20190302T030409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T030409Z UID:9567-36000-1515531600@www.mhhv.org.au SUMMARY:Mud and Blood - WWI play by Meg McNena directed by Alice Bishop - Special Performance DESCRIPTION:Mud and Blood\, Meg McNena’s compelling 80-minute\, six-actor play\, is about distinguished Australian general\, Harold ‘Pompey’ Elliott\, who led the Essendon Rifles and took most of them to WWI. \n \nThe tenacity of Australian men and women is shown in battle and at home. Timing in 2018 with Anzac and Armistice centenaries adds impact. Set 1914-1921\, it shows how Pompey Elliott and a soldier’s mother deal with his vow to look after ‘his boys’ in war as if they were his own. This vow\, driving the play’s drama\, was made at a farewell to troops a century ago at Essendon Town Hall\, now the Clocktower Centre\, where Mud and Blood will be centre-stage on Fri 31 August. Women’s efforts and struggles are also pivotal . Please share in your networks and newsletter this opportunity to see a story about local heroes by a Moonee Ponds writer. \nA brilliant cast and skilled production team is powerfully directed by Alice Bishop\, who has been nominated for a Green Room Award for best director. Writer and producer\, Meg McNena\, has an Amnesty International Award and others for writing; this is her sixth play staged. Darren Mort\, a lawyer like Pompey\,plays his complex character masterfully. Humour and songs intone the era. \nMud and Blood‚Äôs Melbourne premiere is at the Clocktower Centre\, Moonee Ponds at 12 noon on Friday 31 August with a Q&A and talk by Ross McMullin\, awarded historian\, biographer and author of two books on Pompey Elliott (included in the matinee price) and opening night is 8pm 31 August. \nElliott trained youth in the Essendon Rifles militia; three units of his 7th Battalion came from the Northern suburbs and one from the Western suburbs; they trained at Broadmeadows and went with him to Gallipoli\, Lone Pine\, Fromelles and trenches of The Somme\, where Elliott turned the outcome of WWI in the Allies favour. Pompey inspires as husband\, father\, brother\, friend\, leader\, veteran and senator – the soldier before and after war; the stalwart wife keeps the family going; the cost for Pompey in making this heartfelt but impossible promise and returning to unveil honour boards and memorials. \nWe want to share this significant history of world-changing times for the newly declared nation of Australia and to increase awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder. \nHere is the vox pop from our successful preview in Charlton\, where Pompey was born. \nClick here for more information URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/mud-and-blood-wwi-play-by-meg-mcnena-directed-by-alice-bishop-special-performance/ LOCATION:NSW END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20131005T060000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20131005T080000 DTSTAMP:20261011T230957 CREATED:20190302T020600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190302T020600Z UID:8928-1380952800-1380960000@www.mhhv.org.au SUMMARY:The Girls in Grey DESCRIPTION:The Shift Theatre presents The Girls in Grey by Carolyn Bock and Helen Hopkins\nThe Girls in Grey is a powerful play for all Australians\, young and old\, that brings to dramatic life the story of Australian Army Nurses during the Great War. Elsie Grace and Alice leave our shores in 1914 determined to prove their worth and find adventure.¬† Spanning Egypt\, Lemnos Island and the Western Front\, they experience a time in our history that irrevocably changes the world. ¬†Commended by historians for its authenticity\, this inspirational play brings the voices of the nurses into the world of theatre and sweeps the audience into a vivid and candid retelling of life on active¬†service. \n \nThe Shift Theatre proudly bring you their new work ‚Äì The Girls in Grey. \nWith the centenary of The Great War on our doorstep\, this powerful story commemorates the service of the nurses who served during World War I. \nIn a story developed from eyewitness accounts\, The Girls in Grey brings the voices of three Australian Army Nurses to life in a vivid and candid retelling of life on active service. Leaving our shores in 1914\, Elsie Grace and Alice set out to prove their worth and find adventure. Spanning Egypt\, \nLemnos Island and then the Western Front\, their courage\, endurance and love rally against the tragedy of a war that irrevocably changes the world. \nAcclaimed by historians and featuring a fine ensemble cast\, The Girls in Grey is an important and accessible new play that reaches across the generations uniting young and old in a compelling fusion of theatre and history. \nThe Girls in Grey was shortlisted for the National Play Festival and on the 2012 VCE Drama curriculum. \nBookings: 5143 3200 or www.ebbwec.com.au \n \nSometimes it gets like that \nLike thousands of them \nCalling you at once \nOf course you do your best \nWorst are first \nAnd sometimes everything goes quiet \nAnd we all listen \nAnd we wait \nFor that drone \nThat whistling \nAnd then the thud \nAnd you wonder where it fell \nAnd who it got URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/the-girls-in-grey-3/ LOCATION:NSW END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR