'Till The Boys Come Home
is copyright © S. McLean 2004

'TILL THE BOYS COME HOME EXHIBITION Do you have stories from World War Two that you'd like to share with the general public? In June 2004, designed to coincide with the workshop performance of 'Till The Boys Come Home, Incognita put out a request to the general public, via articles in local papers, The Age and interviews on ABC Radio 774 and ABC News Radio, asking for photos and written accounts from those who had worked and lived on Melbourne’s Home Front during WWII. The end result was the exhibition “The Way We Were”, which carried displays from twenty different men and women who had experienced the Melbourne Home Front during the 1940’s. This exhibition was incorporated into the workshop performance as a foyer display for the audience to peruse prior to the play and during the play’s interval, accompanied by specially recorded music and news broadcasts from the period. We intend to build on this original exhibition, and once again incorporate it into the 2008 season of the show. From our experience in 2004 during the workshop performance, we know that this exhibition is truly appreciated by the audience, as it sets the scene and atmosphere for them through the stories, images and audio used in the display - ultimately working as a prelude to the actual performance. For those who contributed, it gave them a sense of being appreciated and acknowledged by the general public. So, were you on the Home Front during WWII? Were you a child during the war? Do you have photos of family members serving either on the Home Front or War Front? Are you a Serviceman or Servicewoman? Do you have photos taken of Melbourne during World War Two that you'd like to share? Were you a housewife "making do" during the war? We consider all stories and images from this time valuable (even if you think you didn't do much!) and want to hear from as many people as possible. So, if you have any personal stories or images from this time in Australia's history - we would love to hear from you! You can either email us at stories @ tilltheboyscomehome.com or mail the information to us at P.O. Box 526, Mt Martha VIC 3934 Australia. Please only send us copies of your photos and stories - the originals are precious and we wouldn't want to lose them! All contributions will be acknowledged in the exhibition with the name of the contributor as well as a short biography of each contributor, if provided. Essentially, we see this production as a chance to educate as well as entertain and the exhibition element is therefore vitally important to our achieving this objective. If you have any enquiries about the exhibition, feel free to call us on 0434 942 160. We look forward to hearing your stories and sharing them with our audiences!