Montecillo Child

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Event Montecillo Child
Venue Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 6 August 2015
Last Date 9 August 2015
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description To mark the centenary of the battle for Chunuk Bair during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign, a play written by the granddaughter of an Otago Mounted Rifle member wounded in the battle. Still a young man when injured, he spent the rest of his life with bullet fragments in his head, unable to work, living at Montecillo Home.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Biographical
Subjects Gallipoli
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Simon O'Connor Director
Jenny Powell Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Produced for the Gallipoli centennial commemorations.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 203750