Kate Mulvany and the story behind Khe Sanh

‘The last plane out of Sydney’s almost gone…’, an unmistakable lyric that playwright Kate Mulvany recalls hearing everywhere from radio through to blue light discos growing up. However, it wasn’t until she heard the word ‘Vietnam’ in the Cold Chisel classic, Khe Sanh, that she sat down to really listen to the story that was being told. It brought emotional demons out of the woodwork, opened up a dialogue with her Vietnam Veteran father’s life and was a catalyst for great personal upheaval.