Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Australian National University, Arts Centre, Acton, ACT
First Date 11 April 1991
Opening Date 11 April 1991
Last Date 20 April 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Captain Arthur Phillip, dragged from his retirement farm to start a colony on our godforsaken shores, sees the theatre in a classical light as a civilising force capable of transforming the most bestial of convicts (and officers) into human beings.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Subjects Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lachlan Abrahams Actor
Elizabeth Bradley Actor
Naone Carrel Actor
Mark Ferguson Actor
Simone Forde Actor
Margaret Forster Actor
Grant Gilluley Actor
Bill Ginnane Actor
Simon Hinton Actor
Colin Matrhofer Actor
Andrew McKelvey Actor
Peter Robinson Actor
Greg Saphin Actor
Jason Savage Actor
Marty Sheargold Actor
Sarah Snell Actor
Paul Wagner Actor
Adrian Enescu Composer
Pierre Boker Director
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
William Patey
Resources
Works
Further Information Thomas Keneally wrote The Playmaker between 1900-1910, upon which Our Country's Good was based.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record April 1991
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 13846