The Sapphires (play)
The Sapphires is an Australian play written by Tony Briggs and directed by Wesley Enoch. It is set in 1968 (a year after the referendum expanding the rights of Aborigines) and it tells the story of The Sapphires, a singing group of four Yorta Yorta women who tour Vietnam during the war. It was inspired by the true story of Briggs's mother, Laurel Robinson, and aunt, Lois Peeler, who toured Vietnam as singers. The pair slept on the stage, as Robinson recalled: "It was so scary – one night a bomb went off, the bed fell down and the place shook."
5th Helpmann AwardsAACTA Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayCasey Donovan (singer)Christine AnuDeadly Awards 2010Deborah MailmanHelpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a PlayHelpmann Award for Best New Australian WorkHelpmann Award for Best PlayHollie AndrewJessica MauboyKylie FarmerList of Australian films of 2012Peter FarnanRachael MazaShari SebbensThe Sapphires (film)Tony BriggsUrsula YovichWesley Enoch
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The Sapphires (play)
The Sapphires is an Australian play written by Tony Briggs and directed by Wesley Enoch. It is set in 1968 (a year after the referendum expanding the rights of Aborigines) and it tells the story of The Sapphires, a singing group of four Yorta Yorta women who tour Vietnam during the war. It was inspired by the true story of Briggs's mother, Laurel Robinson, and aunt, Lois Peeler, who toured Vietnam as singers. The pair slept on the stage, as Robinson recalled: "It was so scary – one night a bomb went off, the bed fell down and the place shook."
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