FIRST CASUALTY

VIDEO DESIGN

  • About

    About
    Presented by Queensland Theatre

    Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre (2022)

    In the rugged terrain of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province in 2011, "First Casualty" portrays Australian soldiers stationed at Combat Outpost Mirage. Captain Trent Kelly and his comrades navigate mentoring Afghan forces, facing Taliban threats, and engaging with local leaders. Penned by a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, the play offers an authentic glimpse into soldiers' lives—triumphs, tragedies, and the camaraderie forged amidst sacrifice. Not anti- or pro-war, it focuses on the individuals who've given much for their nation—sons, husbands, fathers—depicting their challenges, bonds, and the human side of warfare.

    Production Photography by Brett Boardman

  • Team

    Creative Team

    Playwright - Christopher Johnston
    Director - Lee Lewis
    Musical Director - James Dobinson
    Choreographer - Dan Venz
    Designer -Renée Mulder
    Lighting Designer - Paul Jackson
    Sound Design - Brady Watkins & THE SWEATS
    Video Designer - Craig Wilkinson
    Associate Video Designer - Jake Lodder
    Intimacy and Fight Director - Nigel Poulton

    Stage Manager - Lucy Kelland
    Assistant Stage Manager - Bridget O’Brien

    Contributing Artists

    Military Consultant -Matt Cardinaels CSM
    Dari Language Consultants -Arwin Arwin, Reza Momenzada
    Pashto Language Consultant - Masood Ehsan

    Cast

    Captain Trent Kelly - Mitchell Bourke
    Sergeant Jack Hunter - Steven Rooke
    Sapper "Thommo" Kent - Reagan Mannix
    Ali - Reza Momenzada
    Corporal Nick "Woodsy" Woods - Will Bartolo
    Malim Khan - Amer Thabet
    Brigadier Michaela Cain/Lucy/Psychologist - Christen O'Leary
    Mohammed - Arwin Arwin
    Bucko/Chorus/Dance Captain - Trent Owers
    Ahmed/Journalist/Ensemble - Adam Kay
    Journalist/Ensemble - Kevin Spink
    Abdul/Ensemble - Silva Pearce

  • Media

    Media

    Limelight First Casualty is a work of technical innovation and impressive scale

REVIEWS

"First Casualty is a work of technical innovation and impressive scale."
LIMELIGHT

"“First Casualty” is landmark world premiere production, quite unlike anything typically seen on stage. This hard-hitting tale, may be an imagined account informed by authentic experience"
BLUE CURTAINS BRISBANE

"Craig Wilkinson’s video design easily taking us into the mountains and also beautiful valleys of the Afghanistan setting, where village goats roam around the place."
BLUE CURTAINS BRISBANE

"The stage and its story are wrapped in a tight grip, as if the environment is an ever-present reminder of isolation, difference, and danger."
THEATRE HAUS

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Production Trailer

Vox Pops

Design featurette

Development featurette

Boot Camp featurette