All auditions and readings (unless otherwise advised) are held in the Jean Pratt Building which is part of the ILT complex at 7.30 pm.
Season 4 – Breaker Morant – Audition date Wednesday August 10 (7.30 pm)
Performance Season 17 November – 3 December 2022
by Kenneth G Ross
Director: David Austin
Assistant Director: Aaron Evans
During the Boer War in South Africa in 1901, three Australian ‘irregular’ soldiers are tried by a British military court for the murder of 12 prisoners and a German missionary. The accused are Lieutenants Harry Morant, Peter Handcock and George Witton. Morant, an English-born adventurer who has spent years in Australia, maintains he was following the unwritten orders from Lord Kitchener to “kill all prisoners”. However, the killing of the German Missionary may push the Germans to side with the Boers. The trial thus becomes a trial of politics and not a trial of truth.
With the recent trial of Ben Robert Smith fresh in the public mind, the “trial by politics” still holds strong resonance today.
Please note: There are no female roles in this production
Men:
- Breaker Morant
- George Witton
- Peter Hancock
- Major Thomas
- President of the Court Martial
- Major Bolton
- Mr Robertson
- Sgt-Maj. Drummitt
- Trooper Botha
- Doctor Johnson
- Captain Taylor
- Cpl. Sharp
- Mr Peter Van Rooyan
Please contact the directors David or Aaron for preview scripts and further information on 0413 636 249 or via email at dvaustin@hotmail.com
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