First Casualty

Title: First Casualty
Author: Christopher Johnston
Price: $25.95

NOT pro-war. NOT anti-war. HUMAN.

This play ricochets between satire, music, and violence — drawn from the playwright’s operational experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is 2011, at the height of the surge, but the conflict is already spilling and shifting. Australian soldiers on a remote combat outpost confront Taliban insurgents, Afghan troops, and a Pashtun warlord — the next two days will echo for decades. First Casualty (150 mins) casts light on the shadows of men at war, and takes aim at the illusions of a still-unfolding tragedy. This is contemporary Australian theatre that refuses easy answers — and stays with you.
SYNOPSIS
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, Captain Trent Kelly and his men have a lot to deal with. When they aren’t mentoring a platoon from the National Army, they’re patrolling for insurgents, negotiating with a powerful local warlord, or simply making it through another day a long way from home.

ISBN: 9781761611193
Publishing status: AU Dropshipping