Event |
Our Country's Good
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Venue |
The Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, California, United States of America |
First Date |
3 September 1989 |
Opening Date |
3 September 1989 |
Last Date |
29 October 1989 |
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. |
Description Source |
Personal Opinion |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Drama
Historical
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Kathleen O'Steen, Daily Variety, 22 September 1989, 32
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Review:  Daily Variety, 15 September 1989
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Review:  Dan Sullivan, Calendar, 15 September 1989
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Review:  Daryl H Miller, L.A. Life, 15 September 1989, 29
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Review:  Hilary De Vries, Calendar, 15 September 1989, 41
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Review:  Los Angeles Herald Examiner, 16 September 1989, 3
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Review:  Sandra Kreiswirth, The Daily Breeze, 17 September 1989
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Review:  Sandra Kreiswirth, The Daily Breeze, 8 September 1989
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Review:  Thomas O'Connor, The Orange County Register, 18 September 1989
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Works |
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Further Information |
American Premiere. National Library of Australia Collection also contains two journal papers about Wertenbaker and the writing and production of Our Country's Good.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
Press Release |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
Newspaper |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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Event Identifier
| 19732 |
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