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Violine
A spirited play of love and survival told in an exceptional way
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Violine premiered on 30th. October to 8th. November 2003
at The Street Theatre, cnr. Childers St., and University Ave. Canberra City
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Violine incorporates selections from the actual war time diary of Jack Woodward (A.I.F. Q.X.8750) who was captured at Kalamata Bay in Greece and imprisoned at Stalag 18a in Klagenfurt Austria for four years between 1941 and 1945. Over this time, he kept a diary recording events, observations and feelings. Cigarette parcels from the Red Cross were exchanged for note books and pencils. He was fortunate to have guards willing to barter. In the camp he wrote musical revues with another POW, Cid Charmers, and conducted a choir and small orchestra. Photographs depicting aspects of this activity still survive and some can be seen in the links below. |
Violine links (click on the link for an image):
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Pictures and plans of Stalag 18a and interesting information
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