Voices from the Front: Poetry and Live Reading Evening Event
Wednesday 28 August 2024 from 6pm to 8pm
Arrive via the Liverpool Street entrance from 5.30pm for some light refreshments. The program will begin at 6.00pm.
Join us at the Anzac Memorial for light refreshments and an evening performance and tour to explore the Memorial building at night and hear words from our past brought to life.
‘Five minutes and we charge’
This August, the diary of Private James Smith is given voice by an actor. In a dramatic reading of this extraordinary record from the Anzac Memorial’s collection, accompanying audiovisual elements will transport you to the tense moments before the Battle of Lone Pine. Smith’s diary offers a grim depiction of life at Anzac behind the façade of his surprisingly chipper tone.
Stroll out into the Memorial’s halls to the sound of echoing verse as the space is activated by live readings of poetry. The poems of Leon Gellert and others will be performed in the parts of the building where they resonate best, both in terms of acoustics and meaning.
Finally, discover the corners and recesses of the Anzac Memorial’s art and architecture at a time of day most visitors won’t experience. In this private after-hours tour, you will discover enduring symbols in the corners and recesses of the Memorial’s art and architecture that often go unnoticed.
Tickets are $30.00 + booking fee per person, and includes refreshments, the performance and tour.
Arrive via the Liverpool Street entrance from 5.30pm for some light refreshments. The program will begin at 6.00pm.
Places are limited.