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on the Snowy River
Sat, 11 Feb
|Orbost
Sparrows of Kabul
Presented by the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Spokes tour program and produced by Fred Smith.
Time & Location
11 Feb 2023, 7:30 pm
Orbost, 8 Clarke St, Orbost VIC 3888, Australia
About the event
Orbost Exhibition Centre Saturday 11 February 2023, 7:30 pmPerformance duration: 1 hour 20 minutes (Includes 20 minute Interval)
TICKETS: $35 Full, $30 Concession (Seniors/Pensioners) & Groups 8+, $25 Students 15+, Children $18
Forge Friend: Full: $30 Concession: $25 Sparrows of Kabul
Fred Smith and band present this extraordinary song cycle on Australia's involvement in Afghanistan, culminating in the dramatic evacuation from Kabul in August 2021. Fred was there at the beginning in Uruzgan Province and returned at the end working from Kabul International Airport (KIA) on the difficult evacuation. His epitaph for the mission is 'it was what it was', and we are left with an admiration for the work of our soldiers and for the courage and tenacity of thousands of Afghans who braved the human logjams outside the gates of Kabul International Airport in the last-ditch dash for freedom.
Presented by the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Spokes…