Topic 1
The composer of the play
John Misto
The most prominent motif of the play
shoe horn
What theme is related to Sheila drinking too much
Ongoing Trauma
Singapore
What musical implement the shoe horn was used for
What is a metronome
What did John Curtin tell the women
Keep Smiling
The Japanese guard who beats the women if they're seen wearing makeup
Who is Lipstick Larry
Who is the librarian?
Sheila
How long were Bridie and Sheila separated
Around 50 years
A the name given to a two person musical piece
A sonata
What item does Bridie staerl from David Jones
Shortbread
The camp where the girls werte moved to
Belalau
I lighting technique that forces audince attention to one character
Spotlight
Question: What is John Mistos famous quote he said before writing the book?
Answer: What is, I do not have the power to build a memorial s i wrote a play instead
the girls had a nickname for the chop-bone during the POW camp
answer - what is 'Old Reliable'
Technique given to the words the characters say
Dialogue.
The name of the dance the women do at the end of the play
Waltz
In The Shoe-Horn Sonata, this haunting sound is used as an audio effect to evoke the traumatic memories of Japanese captivity.
Military boots / marching
What does 'Ya-ta' mean in english?
answer: dead
- the flowers that were overgrown in Belalau made the girls sick
answer - frangipani