Gretchen Dechert

Interviewed by Zoe Dobson on 15 August 2005
Subject: The Amphitheatre, Balmoral

Gretchen Dechert. Oh yes, and I remember the Star of the East, the Amphitheatre. That was when Christ was to walk through the Heads. We were overseas so I didn’t see it.

Zoe Dobson. I don’t think he arrived, did he?

Gretchen Dechert. Later on they only had sing-songs there in the evening. They sat on the cold concrete. I think they took cushions, which was wise.