Event |
Breaker Morant
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Venue |
Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA |
First Date |
29 May 1992 |
Opening Date |
20 May 1992 |
Last Date |
6 June 1992 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Amateur |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Kenneth Ross's episodic courtroom drama finds three Australian army officers court martialled for executing Boer prisoners under Lord Kitchener's orders. Harry Morant and his comrades in arms are republican martyrs and victims of empire in a forgein war. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Courtroom Drama
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Subjects |
Political
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Entry updated from the programme, 2008.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
May, 1992 |
Programme |
Original programme inthe Barr Smith Special Collection, University of Adelaide |
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Event Identifier
| 16080 |
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