First Casualty single work   drama  
Date: 2022
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 First Casualty
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'Afghanistan 2011. Our Australian soldiers. A war no-one wins.

'Welcome to the remote Combat Outpost Mirage, home to eight Aussie Diggers mired in our longest war. From this tiny fortification overlooking a beautiful valley in the forbidding mountains of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Captain Trent Kelly and his men have a lot to deal with. When they aren't mentoring a platoon from the Afghan National Army, they're patrolling for Taliban insurgents, negotiating with a powerful local warlord, or simply making it through another day a long way from home.

'Written by a serving soldier and veteran of Iraq and afghanistan, First Casualty is a debut play like no other. It's an authentic account of the real lives of Australian troops at war—the triumphs and the tragedies, the strains and the sacrifices, the pressure and the release. There's tension, occasional explosions of violence, and humou, but at its heart First Casualty is about the friendship of the soldiers who have given up so much for their country.

'This is not an anti-war story. This is not a pro-war story. This is a story of soldiers—the sons, the husbands, the fathers, the people we love.'

Source: Queensland Theatre Company.

Notes

  • Supported by Landmark Productions Fund and Legacy.

Production Details

  • World premiere presented by the Queensland Theatre Company, 12 March - 9 April 2022, Bille Brown Theatre.

    Director: Lee Lewis.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

‘First Casualty’ and Australian Drama Julian Meyrick , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , December 2022;

— Review of First Casualty Christopher Johnston , 2022 single work drama

'Christopher Johnston's play should be the theatre event of the year, with a long tour ahead of it, argues Julian Meyrick.'

[Review] First Casualty Yen-Rong Wong , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 26 November - 2 December 2022;

— Review of First Casualty Christopher Johnston , 2022 single work drama

'Queensland Theatre’s First Casualty takes an unvarnished look at the costs of the war in Afghanistan. By Yen-Rong Wong.'

[Review] First Casualty Yen-Rong Wong , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 26 November - 2 December 2022;

— Review of First Casualty Christopher Johnston , 2022 single work drama

'Queensland Theatre’s First Casualty takes an unvarnished look at the costs of the war in Afghanistan. By Yen-Rong Wong.'

‘First Casualty’ and Australian Drama Julian Meyrick , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , December 2022;

— Review of First Casualty Christopher Johnston , 2022 single work drama

'Christopher Johnston's play should be the theatre event of the year, with a long tour ahead of it, argues Julian Meyrick.'

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