The Shoe- Horn Sonata is set in 1995, fifty years after protagonists Sheila and Bridie were released from a Japanese prison camp where they were held during World War II. This is the first time that they have been together since their liberation. Their reason for reuniting is to appear on a television documentary to share their wartime experiences. Both women had been captured when the ships they were travelling to escape the fall of Singapore, were torpedoed by Japanese submarines, leaving the ships’ passengers to be picked up by the invading Japanese Navy. Although they used to be friends, the two women harbour a resentment for one other born out of the trauma of their captivity. At the end of the play we learn that both women have been holding on to terrible secrets for fifty years, and that it is only when they reveal these secrets to their interviewer that both women truly feel liberated.

The Tour will include performances at:

Benalla Art Gallery 2.30pm – ANZAC DAY
Wilby Memorial Hall -2pm – 26th April
The Shrine of Remembrance – Melbourne – 11am and 6pm – 29th April
Rutherglen Memorial Hall – 7pm – Friday 2nd May
Oxley Memorial Hall 2pm – Sunday 4th May