Information for The White Mouse at OSO Arts Centre (formerly the Old Sorting Office), Outer London (Play). The White Mouse tells the story of one of the greatest heroines of World War II, the unparalleled British-Australian soldier, Nancy Wake. The inspiration for Sebastian Faulks's character Charlotte Grey, Nancy was the allies' most decorated servicewoman in WWII. Hard-drinking, rough-talking, fearless, gritty, and tough, Nancy became the Gestapo's no. 1 most wanted spy for the whole duration of the war, with a 5-million-franc bounty on her head. Nicknamed "The White Mouse" for her uncanny ability to evade capture and outsmart her enemies, Nancy was gifted with a fearlessness few people possess, attacking Nazi convoys, infiltrating Gestapo headquarters, and personally leading 2000 men, women, and children out of Nazi-occupied France - even killing an enemy soldier with her bare hands! And woe betide anyone who expressed sympathy with the Nazi cause! Able to out-drink the boys, out-swear her comrades, and out-think the enemy, Nancy Wake was a soldier unlike any other.