The lost boys: telling the story of WWI’s underage soldiers

A dark chapter in Australia’s history is being revisited by an ensemble of young local actors and creatives in a new theatre work exploring the experiences of underage boys who enlisted to fight for their country in World War I.

The epic story of an unlikely wartime friendship

The extraordinary story of a Ngarrindjeri Digger and a Jewish German ethnologist who became lifelong friends after meeting in a World War I POW camp is being brought to life in a new South Australian play which will have its first readings this month.

Clever set design and a backdrop of images add to the impact of The Red Cross Letters. Photo: Shane Reid

Review: Red Cross Letters shows the power of words

At a time when we have been bombarded with World War I documentaries, novels, exhibitions and articles, one might wonder if there’s a need for a theatre production dealing with the same subject. The Red Cross Letters shows there is.