Playwright Millicent Armstrong (1888-1973) was a WWI veteran and soldier-settler farmer who was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government for bravery on the Western Front. Having graduated from the University of Sydney with first-class honors in English, Armstrong headed to London in 1914 intending to publish her first novel, but almost immediately became involved in war-work. Following the war, she returned to a property between Gunning and Goulburn in NSW, where she farmed and wrote award-winning plays.

Join Dianna Nixon of Music Theatre Projects Ltd as she shares with us her nine year journey uncovering the life and work of this important cultural figure, to bring Armstrong's works to the stage and reclaim her legacy for a contemporary audience.

About Dianna Nixon

Dianna lives north of Canberra in charming Gunning, a village of 800 people in a rich farming and grazing area. A pianist, singer, actor, director and producer, Dianna runs two businesses - the not for profit creative production company, Music Theatre Projects, and her piano and voice practice, Wild Voices Music Theatre. She has been active in this region as a professional performing artist, arts educator, and passionate arts advocate for 20 years. Prior to arriving here Dianna graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts, then lived and worked all around Australia. She has directed more than 70 works, directing and performing in all kinds of spaces ranging from the National Zoo to the National Gallery of Australia, and even a solo gig in one of Canberra's iconic bus shelters.