Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Royal Court Theatre, London, England
First Date 1 September 1988
Opening Date 1 September 1988
Last Date 8 October 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere 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
Jude Akuwudike Actor
Linda Bassett Actor
Jim Broadbent Actor
Ron Cook Actor
Nick Dunning Actor
Alphonsia Emmanuel Actor
David Haig Actor
Mark Lambert Actor
Lesley Sharp Actor
Mossie Smith Actor
Thomas Keneally Author
Peter Hartwell Designer
Max Stafford-Clark Director
Jenny Cane Lighting Designer
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Bryan Bowen Sound Designer
Neil O'Malley Stage Manager
Works
Further Information This production was staged alternately with Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer from 21 July to 8th October, 1988. Both productions used the same cast and producers. On occasion, they were shown together on the same day but have been indexed separately.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Brochure PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Flyer PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 19523