TO mark the third anniversary of Kabul’s fall and the evacuation on 15 August 2021, Fred Smith tours his poignant stage show, ‘Sparrows of Kabul’, to Brisbane, Maleny, Pomona, Coolum, and Eudlo from 17–25 August 2024.
An extraordinary song cycle, Sparrows of Kabul has been praised as a “beautiful retelling of Australia’s Afghanistan experience,” “utterly beguiling,” and “a must-see.”
Smith released a book and album of the same name in 2023. His single “Gates of KIA,” written after working on the Kabul International Airport evacuation captures the desperation of those times.
Smith was the first and last Australian diplomat in Uruzgan Province, serving alongside soldiers and writing songs that became the album Dust of Uruzgan. His work has earned comparisons to great Australian balladeers like Eric Bogle and Don Walker.
Presented by Red Chair with support from Arts Queensland, this tour offers a vivid personal account of Australia’s 20-year involvement in Afghanistan.
