The Anzac Coves were a theatre troupe of pierrots and performers who entertained troops on the Western Front using handmade props and costumes.

The Anzac Coves toured Britain and in early 1918 appeared by command at Buckingham Palace before the royal family and distinguished guests.

The Coves had 23 performers and an orchestra and performed for over 250,000 soldiers. They wrote much of their own material, including their 1917 Christmas pantomime, ‘Dick Whittington and His Cat’.

All of the Coves had seen active service as soldiers.