ONCE ON CHUNUK BAIR WW100 THEATRE EVENT BOOKING NOW!

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Jul 12, 2015, 5:44:29 AM7/12/15

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Dear Friends,

It is our pleasure to invite you to the WW100 performance of Maurice Shadbolt's play, ONCE ON CHUNUK BAIR, that commemorates the courage of New Zealand soldiers in the Gallipoli offensive on Chunuk Bair, August 6 - 8 1915. The final night of the play is August 8th, exactly 100 years since the event. There are 11 performances, from July 29 - August 8 at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Wigram, at a variety of times.

Synopsis

On 8 August 1915, after four months in Gallipoli, beset by heat, hunger and lice, men from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force capture Chunuk Bair, a strategic hill above Gallipoli Bay. Over the peak, are the retreating Turks and a magnificent view of the Dardanelles. These young colonials have come from afar to do their duty for the Empire, but are by now disillusioned by the British lack of organisation. Unsupported by promised backup, they are unable to hold the hill. The battle becomes personal; no longer do they fight for Empire but for themselves and each other, to the last. A story of courage, compassion and grim humour, marking the birth of a nation and standing as a timely reminder of the costs of joining another country’s conflict.

Director: Martin Howells

Producer: Helen Moran O21 044 1909 hellnhi...@gmail.com

Concessions & group discounts available

Bookings: www.eventfinda.co.nz 0800BUYTIX, 0800 289 849