World War I

Crimson Roses: A poignant and personal look at the horrors of World War I

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Crimson Roses

Crimson Roses

PRIVATE letters written between a volunteer nurse and her best friend in World War I provide a personal perspective on a conflict which left some 17 million people dead and a further 20 million wounded.

Beatrice Keir’s letters, along with private photographs and poignant drawings and autographs by men wounded in the four-year conflict, have been compiled into the book Crimson Roses: Beatrice Fraser’s First World War Letters and Memorabilia by her grand-daughter, Fiona Polak, who lives in Howick. Continue reading →

Music fans can check out the doccie, Rogers Waters The Wall on September 29

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Listen up, rockers! Ster-Kinekor has secured the exclusive rights to Roger Waters The Wall, and is screening the documentary for one night only, on Tuesday, September 29, at 8 pm. The screening is part of a world-wide cinema event. Durbanites can experience this once-off special with the amazing Dolby Atmos surround sound in Cinema 1 at Gateway in Umhlanga. Continue reading →

Paul Emmanuel’s Remnants exhibition at Freedom Park

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The Lost Men project is a series of site-specific, temporary, outdoor installations engaging concepts of memory and memorialisation.The artworks are non-partisan and make no political statements.

Each installation of this ongoing project relates to a specific historical battle site and is unique in its imagery, structure and format while maintaining conceptual consistency.

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