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THE LONG WAY HOME
We shall overcome
Created from first-hand accounts, The Long Way Home reflects the Australian Defence Force's recent experiences on operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor as well as humanitarian and disaster relief.
As we approach the centenary of the beginning of The Great War, Australia and the world will pause and find their own ways to explore the impact of this war on their lives and minds. Sydney Theatre Company has embarked upon an historic endeavour with the Australian Defence Force to present this major new work, taking the words and experiences of servicemen and women to create a unique, inspiring and unforgettable event.
Multi-award-winning Australian writer Daniel Keene has shaped a powerful piece of theatre, with military personnel recovering from physical and psychological injuries. These servicemen and women performed alongside professional actors as part of a broader rehabilitation program that assisted their recovery. The Long Way Home opens a door on the lives of servicemen and women while deployed on operations and illuminates the challenges of their return to everyday life.
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- 19 female identifying, 5 male identifying
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THE LONG WAY HOME: SOLDIERS' STORIES HAVE REAL IMPACT
JASON BLAKE, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 9 FEBRUARY 2014
"Initiated by the Australian Defence Force in collaboration with the STC and writer Daniel Keene, The Long Way Home is the visible tip of a lengthy therapeutic process in which returned military personnel suffering physical and psychological injuries earned in combat and elsewhere, tell their side of the story. It is a powerful, humanising and evidently healing experience."
REVIEW: THE LONG WAY HOME, SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
VICKY FROST, THE GUARDIAN, 10 FEBRUARY 2014
"What does war do those who wage it – both at the time and in the months and years after active service? This production, written by Daniel Keene in collaboration with the Australian Defence Force, takes the words and experiences of soldiers and builds them into a work that acknowledges the damage of conflict alongside the mundanity and sometimes thrill of soldiering."
Q&A: DANIEL KEENE
SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY
Daniel Keene talks to the Sydney Theatre Company about his play, The Long Way Home.
REAL SOLDIERS STAR IN A PLAY ABOUT THE TRAUMAS OF CONFLICT
ELISSA BLAKE, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 23 SEPTEMBER 2013
Lance-Corporal Gary Wilson talks about his tours of duty in East Timor and Afghanistan. Wilson's experiences will form part of a new dramatic experiment in the Sydney Theatre Company's The Long Way Home.
SOLDIERS TO PERFORM WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS IN PLAY
ROSEMARY NEILL, THE AUSTRALIAN, 25 SEPTEMBER 2013
"Military photographer Rachel Ingram has done tours of duty in East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan. If, in the midst of a conflict, someone had told her she might one day be up on stage telling her story, she says: "I think I would have laughed. Absolutely. I probably would have laughed a lot.""
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