‘Tonight At 8.30’ by Changi Gaol at Changi P.O.W. Camp (Feb 1945)

Tonight at 8.30
Tonight at 8.30

Note: Willis Toogood & Ron Horner are listed in the cast of actors. Also, ‘settings designed by’ Ronald Searle. To see  caricatures of the actors, go to ‘caricatures & portraits’ on this website.

“Daltry had been a major in an artillery unit. He was well equipped to produce Changi’s entertainment, having in the days before the war run the Westminster Theatre in London. He swooped, therefore, on long crutches upon the Playhouse and, to the astonishment of all, opened its season with Autumn Crocus – a gentle love story which the near – destroyed souls of Thailand and the aerodrome – scorched workers of Changi found thoroughly delightful. Having started his career in Singapore’s sterile gaol by staging a story of love in the cool heights of a mountain, the outrageous Daltry settled down to months of exhilarating production.” He is mentioned in this production.
Source: The Naked Island by Russell Braddon; 1955 edition Pan Books Ltd, Pg 263