Breaker Morant (play)
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For the film directed by Bruce Beresford based on this play, see Breaker Morant (film).
Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts is an Australian play written by Kenneth G. Ross,[1] centred on the court-martial and the last days of Lieutenant Harry "Breaker" Morant (1864–1902) of the Bushveldt Carbineers (BVC), that was first performed at the Athenaeum Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on Thursday, 2 February 1978, by the Melbourne Theatre Company.[2]
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Written by | Kenneth G. Ross |
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Date premiered | 2 February 1978 |
Place premiered | Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne, Victoria |
Original language | English |
Subject | The Boer Wars, Courts-martial, Military justice, Summary execution |
Genre | Drama |
Setting | South Africa. |
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Described at the time as an "interesting, though underwritten biographical study",[3] the first performance of the play was directed and designed by John Sumner, the founding director of the Melbourne Theatre Company.