Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue The Playhouse (1973-2000), Adelaide, SA
First Date 30 June 1990
Opening Date 30 June 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description An account of convicts performing George Farquhar's comedy, The Recruiting Officer, in a mud hut in Sydney in 1978...Australia's first theatrical performance".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dennis Coard Actor Captain Watkin Tench / John Arscott
Sally Cooper Actor Lieutenant Georg Johnston / Duckling Smith / Meg Long
Neil Fitzpatrick Actor Robert Sideway / Captain Arthur Phillip
Philip Holder Actor 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Clark
Bob Hornery Actor Major Robbie Ross / Ketch Freeman
Jo Kennedy Actor 2nd Lieutenant William Faddy / Mary Brenham
Tom E Lewis Actor An Aboriginal Australian / Black Caesar
Robert Menzies Actor Captain David Collins / John Wisehammer
Helen Morse Actor Reverend Johnson / Liz Morden
Richard Piper Actor Captain Jemmy Campbell / Midshipman Harry Brewer
Kim Trengove Actor Lieutenant George Johnston / Dabby Bryant
Arne Jenkins Assistant Stage Manager
Tony Tripp Designer
Roger Hodgman Director
David Green Electrician
Jana de Biasi Hair Stylist And Wig Maintenance
Oleh Kurpita Head Mechanist
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Laraine Wheeler Lighting Operator/Technician
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Peter Roehlen Production Coordinator
Kerry Saxby Sound Artist Sound Recording
Andrew Copeland Sound Operator/Engineer
Tanya Leach Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record June 1990
Programme
Event Identifier 12177
Dataset AusStage