Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
First Date 19 January 1993
Opening Date 20 January 1993
Last Date 14 February 1993
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
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lisa Gay Hamilton Actor
David Harum Actor
Dale Hodges Actor
Bruce Longworth Actor
Kathleen Mahony-Bennett Actor
Christopher McHale Actor
Eric Steven Mills Actor
Patrick Page Actor
Carol Schultz Actor
Richard Thompson Actor
Thomas Keneally Author
Elizabeth Hope Clancy Costume Designer
Candace Donnelly Costume Designer
Edward Stern Director
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
David Crank Set Designer
Andrew Jackness Set Designer
Works
Further Information American Production. National Library also holds a number of newspaper articles about this production. They have not been indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Press Release PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Brochure PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20285