Voices From The Front

THE SHOW
Voices From The Front is a poignant and stirring story - an inspiring production based on actual letters sent home from the front, memoirs of Kiwi Gallipoli veterans and quotes and minutes from the Council of War. The story follows three humble New Zealand families; from the excitement of enlistment, to the training in Egypt with hilarious adventures amongst the street life and brothels of Cairo. We follow their journey to the Dardanelles, full of hope and anxious to do their bit for Britain, while their families at home wait for news.
From the landing at ANZAC Cove, through the sweltering Summer and the onset of a bitter Winter, we follow the five mates under the stern eye of their beloved Colonel, William Malone.
The emotional finale depicts the evacuation from Gallipoli and the soldiers' anguish on withdrawing in front of the enemy and leaving their fallen comrades behind. 'Tread softly boys�we don't want our mates to hear us leaving.
'Voices from the Front' is a unique production, of courage and endurance, mateship, good humour, survival and decency in the face of dreadful odds.
The production features much loved songs from the era such as 'I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now', 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary', 'A Little of What You Fancy Does You Good', 'Just A Song At Twilight' and many more.

BACKGROUND
When workshopped in 2015 the show received overwhelming positive response. It was awarded Best Musical and Best Costume Design at the 2015 NZTF Awards. The production received tremendous testimonials from audience members. The success of Voices now means we can bring to a wider audience in April 2017 at the Hannah Playhouse.

'It truly was an awe inspiring play. Everyone played their part with such emotion, love and respect that it thoroughly deserved.'
'Well done to everyone involved, I think I was crying most of the show!!!! Thank you to all that have brought us this fantastic show.'

'The emotional journey was portrayed so well by the cast, who showed purpose and enthusiasm to reflect the moment. Heartiest congratulations to all of the production team for a show of such a high standard.'

'This play was written using actual notes and letters from people involved in this war and it was wonderful that it was produced with such honesty, openness and respect for those who lived it.This production created a warm, very charming and jovial atmosphere and the resulting emotional audience felt like they genuinely got to know these individuals as they were shown their experience in travelling to and taking part in the campaign at Gallipoli. Your team can be very pleased with this charming, inclusive and emotional performance of Voices From The Front. Congratulations to the ensemble of people involved onstage and backstage in a well-deserved sell out season of such a moving piece. You did them proud!'

THE TEAM
Voices team comprises - Award Winning Director , Sandy Brewer whose most recent project was as Assistant Director for the highly acclaimed season of Evita in Wellington. Writer, Amanda Stone, CEO of Amanda Stone Productions, MTNZ Merit Award and NZTF Merit Award holder, multi NZTF award winner including Original Script and Music. Production Manager, Jen Pearce, highly experienced Prod Manager whose most recent project was Evita, Wellington.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
We invite your participation in bringing this special production to life. We are now running a 30-day donation-based crowdfunding campaign to raise $3,000 to go towards the show's theatre space and tech crew hirebudget. This will ensure that we can produce the show in April 2017. Any donations above our target will go towards rehearsal space, wardrobe and publicity.
Please help us reach our target by making a tax-deductible donation to our campaign. Boosted is an all-or-nothing platform, sadly, if we don't reach our target in 30 days, we won't receive a single dollar.
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