Sapphires, The (Education Resource)

The Sapphires are the McCrae Sisters, four gorgeous Motown-crazy singers from countryNew South Wales. When a talent scout discovers their Supremes cover band in St Kilda's Tiki Club, dreams of fame, fortune and glamorous international careers seem close at hand.Instead these Koorie Diva's find themselves in the war zone of Vietnam, entertaining the Troops. But for the McCrae girls, the realisation of a lifelong dream to perform overseas isn't quite what they had in mind. They're off to sing to the troops on the front line. The true story of the Sapphires was adapted into a theatre show and subsequently a film by the writer Tony Briggs, inspired by his mother's experiences as an entertainer in war-torn Vietnam.

Curriculum Areas:

• English
• Drama Studies
• Indigenous Studies
• Music Studies
• The Humanities and Politics