The Shoe-Horn Sonata -Scene 13 by Charlotte Wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee en-us 2018-05-14 23:59:44 UTC 2018-07-01 00:51:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Image shown in the background https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261405234 2018-05-16 23:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261405234 Song played throughout the speeches https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261405857 2018-05-16 23:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261405857 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261406038 The two women are discussing the end of their captivity & there is an emotional spur between the two.
- This is a huge moment of catharsis for the women. ]]> 2018-05-16 23:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261406038 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261406550 The scene reaches a climax as the confessions of the two women are made public. This is the moment of truth as Bridie tells about Sheila’s personal sacrifice and Sheila tells of Bridie’s theft from David Jones. The simplicity of these truths juxtaposed with the official ‘lies’ of the government ring out with a clarity and candour that is underlined by the gradual darkness that follows the revelation. ]]> 2018-05-16 23:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261406550 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261767255 Japanese wanted to keep the prisoner of war camp a secret incase they were charged with war crimes.
- So they told the allies that the women all drowned in 1942 and started to dig a massive grave. ]]> 2018-05-17 23:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261767255 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261767388 Women forced to climb up the hill "some on all fours" - dehumanising the women in the POW camp.]]> 2018-05-17 23:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261767388 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261767506 "The diaries were our only hope"
- Burnt by both British and Japanese if found. ]]> 2018-05-17 23:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261767506 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261767921 This scene cuts straight into the interview as both Bridie and Sheila recount their experiences as the war draws to an end ]]> 2018-05-17 23:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261767921 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261768117 There is a sense of calm as both women recount these events, although at one significant moment Sheila’s composure cracks. It is at this point that we see the symbiotic relationship that the women had previously enjoyed. As Bridie finishes recounting the anecdote that Sheila had begun they join hands and relive, together, that moment of memory and reconciliation. ]]> 2018-05-17 23:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261768117 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261768220 The playing of the ‘Blue Danube Waltz’ is a counterpoint to their memories. Dancing becomes associated with life and joy and hope and survival, and this is juxtaposed with the Japanese atrocities in Belalau and the visual images of the celebrations of the end of the war. ]]> 2018-05-17 23:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261768220 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261769894 This scene ends with the sounds of the hymn ‘An Epitaph to War’, images of the women recuperating and the huge projected image of the army nurses arriving in Singapore.

]]> 2018-05-18 00:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261769894 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261769907 Bridie and Sheila reveal how their captivity affected them - they now feel free of the memories that have restricted them their whole life.]]> 2018-05-18 00:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261769907 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261770060 Promise of a dance together foreshadows the end of the play.]]> 2018-05-18 00:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261770060 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261770112 2018-05-18 00:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261770112 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261770137 Scene ends with them holding hands - represents their unity and friendship.]]> 2018-05-18 00:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261770137 https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261770194 Photos shown of people arriving home are juxtaposed with their fragility of the women.]]> 2018-05-18 00:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/9z80l9ftpsee/wish/261770194