21 Hearts - a totally local theatre production

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On Friday morning, we attended a play called 21 Hearts, the story of an Australian nurse, Vivian Bullwinkel, who was the sole survivor of 22 nurses who were marched into the sea and machine-gunned from behind. She spent the rest of the war years as a prisoner-of-war in camps consisting of civilian women who had been trying to flee from Singapore. The play was very well done with a minimum of props. A video played behind the actors and, together with the soundtrack, added a great deal to the effect. This theatre group has done a number of plays in a similar vein and they’re always very well done. The director was a pupil at the school where Vince was employed as bursar (business administrator). It’s always a bit of a buzz to see someone you know doing so well. They pride themselves on being a West Australian (WA) theatre group, employing WA actors and telling stories about WA people. Their last endeavour was about the Lighthouse Girl which I’ve written about previously. Photo is mine.