Event |
The Soldiers
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Venue |
Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
3 June 1969 |
Opening Date |
3 June 1969 |
Last Date |
28 June 1969 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Play about war guilt, accuses Churchill of complicity in the air crash which killed the Polish Prime Minister General Sikorski. the main thrust of the drama which is a debate on the ethics of area bombing of civilian areas by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War with particular reference to Operation Gomorrah, the Royal Air Force firestorm raids on Hamburg in 1943, and culminating in a lengthy debate between Winston Churchill and the pacifist George Bell, Bishop of Chichester. |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
Secondary Genre |
Drama
|
Subjects |
Ethics
War
World War 2
|
Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Text Nationality |
Germany
|
Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Event Status |
Completed
|
Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme Advertisement |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
Cast List |
MTC records |
|
Event Identifier
| 24384 |
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