Breaker Morant

Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts is an Australian play written by Kenneth G. Ross, 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. Described at the time as an "interesting, though underwritten biographical study", the first performance of the play was directed and designed by John Sumner, the founding director of the Melbourne Theatre Company. First performance The cast of the first performance of the play, directed and designed by John Sumner, on 2 February 1978 were: Lieutenant Harry (Breaker) Morant — Terence Donovan Lieutenant George Witton — Gary Day Lieutenant Peter Handcock — John Stanton First Interrogator; President of the Court-Martial; Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Cuthbert Denny (1858-?) — Barry Hill Second Interrogator; Dr. Johnson; Officer — Edward Hepple Third Interrogator; Mr. Robinson; Officer; Colonel Hamilton — Anthony Hawkins Major James Francis Thomas — Jonathan Hardy Major Bolton — Gerard Maguire Lord Kitchener — Simon Chilvers Sgt-Major Drummitt; Sergeant — Rob Harrison Trooper; Trooper Botha; Trooper — Gary Down Corporal; Captain Taylor; Corporal — Michael Edgar Trooper; Corporal Sharp; Trooper — Roy Baldwin Trooper; Van Rooyan; Trooper — Ian Suddards Trooper; Officer; Trooper — Peter Dunn Officer — Detlef Bauer Trooper — Michael Morrell Review of first performance