Kenneth Graham Ross (born 4 June 1941) is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and lyricist best known for writing the 1978 stage play Breaker Morant, that was based on the life of Australian soldier Harry "Breaker" Morant. With the support of the South Australian Film Corporation this play was later adapted by Ross into a film of the same name in 1980.
Drama
The Right Man (1977); Sheridan Theatre, North Adelaide, 1977. Don't Piddle Against the Wind, Mate (1977); Jane Street Theatre, Randwick, July 1977; directed by John Tasker. Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts (1978); Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, January 1978; directed by John Sumner. Breaker Morant was nominated for an AWGIE Award You're Mine, Alice (1978); Little Theatre, Adelaide, February 1978. Sound of Silence (1979); Balcony Theatre, Adelaide, July 1979; directed by John Noble. Sound of Silence was nominated for an AWGIE Award The Secret Life of Mr Gibney: The Fantasy Life of an Aging English Schoolmaster (1980); Nimrod Downstairs, Surry Hills, March 1980.The Death of Danko: The Last Days of Maxim Gorky (1981); The Space, Adelaide, April 1981; directed by Brian Debnam. The Right Man; or, The Political Elevation Of Harold (1982); Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, January 1982; directed by Gary Baxter. Sorry, Sold Out (1982); The Space, Adelaide, December 1982; directed by John Dick. The World Of Mr Gibney (1983).
Musical play
Norman Lindsay and his Push in Bohemia (1980) — "A rollicking new musical romp through the Bohemian life and times of Australian poet, painter and folk-hero, Norman Lindsay" — Performed as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts, at the Small Price Theatre, Adelaide, March 1980.
Screenplays (film) advisor
Breaker Morant (1980) (directed by Bruce Beresford)
Screenplays (film)
Out of the Body (1989) (directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith) Dancing on Glass (1999) (directed by Kenneth G. Ross)
Screenplays (telemovies) The Schippan Mystery (1984); Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV; directed by Di Drew; first broadcast on 22 September 1984.