Soldier Boy The Play

<p>A full-length dramatisation of Hill's novel <em>Soldier Boy</em> about the youngest Australian Anzac. Jim Martin is just 14 when he lies about his age enlists and dies of typhoid after just seven weeks on Gallipoli. </p><p><br></p><p>Act One is Jim joining up. Compulsory school cadets - the outbreak of war - the emotional blackmail of his parents by threatening to run away if they don't sign a consent letter. A real threat and like others they give way.</p><p><br></p><p>Act Two sees Jim under fire. A torpedo attack in the troopship - andthe horrors of Gallipoli. <span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Nowhere is safe from enemy snipers shellfire and bombs. While a lasting camaraderie grows between the Anzac and Turkish soldiers all are exposed to the ravages of disease borne by flies from the filth on the battlefield.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Jim keeps his promise to write home often. But tragically he dies without receiving any letters from his family - the youngest Australian soldier to die in war. </p><p><br></p><p>With a range of characters the play is ideal for schools and theatre companies. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>