Merritt, Robert Aboriginal playwright whose work 'The Cake Man' was the first production of the National Black Theatre in 1975. Occupation Playwright {"name":"Playwright","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Position Writer The Cake Man 1975 {"name":"Writer","target":"The Cake Man","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1975<\/span>"},"date_start":"1975","date_end":"1975"}