Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS
First Date 26 July 1990
Opening Date 26 July 1990
Last Date 4 August 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "This is a play about the 1789 production by convicts of the first play staged in Sydney".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Subjects Convicts
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Marco Chiappi Actor Major Robbie Ross / Ketch Freeman
Mic Gruchy Actor Captain Watkin Tench / Black Caesar / Meg Long
Janet Kitcher Actor Lieutenant Will Dawes / Liz Morden
Kerry Laws Actor 2nd Lieutenant William Faddy / Dabby Bryant
Bill Pearson Actor Captain Arthur Phillip / Robert Sideway
Bernard Pidd Actor Captain Jemmy Campbell / Midshipman Harry Brewer / John Arscott
David Pidd Actor 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Clark
Rebekah Robertson Actor Reverend Johnson / Mary Brenham
Kate Stephens-Lewincamp Actor Lieutenant George Johnston / Duckling Smith
Les Winspear Actor Captain David Collins / John Wisehammer
Andrea Taman Administrator
Kate Gaul Costume Designer
Kiah Davey Costume Maker
Kate Stephens-Lewincamp Costume Maker
Jon Bowling Designer
Richard Davey Designer Design Concepts
Bill Pepper Dialect Coach
Mary McMenamin Director
Cath Lindsay Graphic Designer Poster
Richard Davey Lighting Designer
Richard Parkinson Photographer
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Richard Davey Production Manager
Richard Davey Properties Master
Iain Lang Properties Master
Stephen Riethoff Publicist
Andrew Nicholls Set and/or Property Maker
George Sutherland Set and/or Property Maker
Janet Kitcher Sound Designer
Kate Gaul Stage Manager
Iris Ritt Stage Manager, Assistant
Moira Hay Tour Manager
Connie Kramer Voice Coach
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Based on The Playmaker by novelist, Thomas Keneally.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record July 1990
The Noreen Le Mottee Collection Programme donated by Stuart Heathorn
Event Identifier 12438