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My Father’s Wars… for all our fathers.
We have filmed the theatre show – thank god – and I wish we’d filmed the post-show conversation… We have filmed My Father’s Wars. We’re not nearly finished – editing is underway by our terrific videographer – but we have the footage done. Thank. God. We digitally captured the theatre…
Another wartime story… different war… different research – same story
this is the verbatim story of a WW2 Commando (they hated being called that – they were the Independent Companies!) WARNING: This article and pages it links to, and contains, descriptions and images of war and violence. Noel Anthony Carey was interviewed by Kevin Dickson in 1995 at the Twin…
My Father’s Wars – a crazy night…
We had an extraordinary night on Friday past – the public showing of My Father’s Wars – the theatre production. An audience of students, teachers, stakeholders and friends. The final stage of a journey through different mediums, different conceptions, responding to different audiences and levels of access. And creating different…
“History becomes, to put it simply, more democratic…” – a writer’s perspective
My Father’s War is based on a mixture of my personal memories of Dad and the personal stories and reports of young men who slogged through the mud and blood of Flanders. So, I have been thinking about the value of first-hand accounts. Given the vagaries, limits and intentional leanings…
Reid Thorpe Files – Update 14 January 2021
This is very much a personal reflection by Elaine on this process. The road to this podcast has been exhilarating, exasperating, depressing, funny, and disturbing. And exhausting. I have re-learned to navigate space in my house – stepping over cable and around the corners of side tables set up as…
