Full house as Sussex Snowdrop Trust hosts performance of Holocaust opera PUSH

The Sussex Snowdrop Trust enjoyed a full house when they hosted the Holocaust opera PUSH at Westbourne House School.

More than 200 guests experienced the work by composer Howard Moody in a successful evening collaboration with Chichester Marks Holocaust Memorial Day.

The Sussex Snowdrop Trust is a local charity that provides vital nursing care in the homes of local children who have a life-threatening or terminal illness.

Trust fundraising, marketing and events manager Lucy Ashworth said: “Westbourne House Theatre was a superb venue for the performance.

“An audience of children and adults, filled the auditorium and they witnessed a moving account of the true story of 11-year-old Simon Gronowski who was pushed from a train by his mother as it headed for Auschwitz.

“The cast, who portrayed the story, are members of local community choirs, schools and university students in West Sussex who were directed by Jill Hoskins and Kate Jones.

“Clare Apel, one of the founders and chairman of the Chichester Marks Holocaust Memorial Day, introduced the evening and Di Levantine, chairman of The Sussex Snowdrop Trust, welcomed guests including the High Sheriff of West Sussex, Davina Irwin-Clark.”