PTSD Awareness Goes on Stage

Two years ago Andrew George, an ex-Infantry Officer of the Australian Army began a theatre company that mixed soldiers on stage with professional actors in military plays. He is currently producing a performance of the iconic play, “Journeys End” by R. C. Sherriff at the Seymour Centre, Chippendale, NSW in October this year. The cast will again include soldiers and professional actors.

Following the success of "Breaker Morant" his production team was offered a larger run at the Seymour Centre in Sydney to perform another wartime play "Journey's End". This link details the play itself and its performance dates at the Seymour Centre. http://www.seymourcentre.com/events/event/journeys-end/

Journey’s End confronts the biggest impact on most Australian servicemen and women when they survive a war zone – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Andrew has experienced first hand what this play deals with and the effect PTSD has had on those he served with.

We are looking to raise awareness of the disorder with their partners Legacy and Soldier On and with corporate Australia.  Please share this with all of your friends, as most PTSD sufferers are those who don’t want others to know about it.

Sheriff's play "Journey's End" is a play about war from a veterans perspective written shortly after he himself was wounded in the Battle of Pachendale in 1917 whilst serving as an officer in the 9th East Surrey Regiment. He went on to write famous screenplays "The Dambusters" and "Goodbye Mr Chips". Although extremely well known outside Australia , his influential theatre work has not been performed to a professional standard in Sydney.

All profits go to Legacy and Soldier On. 

This is a unique contribution to be made to both the arts, charitable organisations and bringing awareness to timeless story of soldiers struggling with trauma 100 years since the Great War.