Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Intermediate Theatre, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
First Date 15 December 1990
Opening Date 15 December 1990
Last Date 9 February 1991
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
Leigh Clark Actor
Christopher Cull Actor
John De Mita Actor
Brenda Hayes Actor
Robert Nadir Actor
Patrick Page Actor
Demetra Pittman Actor
Faye M Price Actor
Dennis Robertson Actor
James Tyrone - Wallace II Actor
David de Berry Composer
Michael Olich Costume Designer
Dennis Bigelow Director
David de Berry Musical Director
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Richard L Hay Set Designer
Thomas Keneally Writer
Works
Further Information American production, playing alternately with The Recruiting Officer. (See note above). National Library contains ephemera and numerous articles relating to this season. Articles have not been indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Flyer PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Newspaper PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20182