Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Umbrella Event Royal Lyceum Theatre Company 30th Anniversary
First Date 14 September 1995
Opening Date 15 September 1995
Last Date 7 October 1995
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
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
David Baker Actor
Sean Baker Actor
Eric Barlow Actor
Jimmy Chisholm Actor
Louise Gold Actor
Max Gold Actor
Louise Ironside Actor
Tom McGovern Actor
Jayne McKenna Actor
Anne Louise Ross Actor
Thomas Keneally Author
Matthew Wright Designer
Caroline Hall Director
Stella Goldie Lighting Designer
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Resources
Works
Further Information A Scottish production. The National Library collection also contains four newspaper reviews for this production, all of which have been indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Press Release PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 19493