Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool, England
First Date 1 December 1998
Opening Date 1 December 1998
Last Date 5 December 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "Based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally, and written by Timberlake Wertenbaker. The story is of Australia's first dramatic performance, by convicts, of George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer on 4th June 1788."
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michele Austin Actor
David Beames Actor
Stephen Beresford Actor
Declan Conlon Actor
Jonathan Cullen Actor
Ashley Miller Actor
Ian Redford Actor
Sally Rogers Actor
Howard Saddler Actor
Sarah Walton Actor
Thomas Keneally Author
Julian McGowan Designer
Max Stafford-Clark Director
Johanna Town Lighting Designer
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Graham Cowley Producer
Mic Pool Sound Designer
Phil Cameron Stage Manager
Works
Further Information English production. Information on tour venues and dates comes from the Oxford Theatre programme for this production.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Advertisement PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 19403