Our Country's Good / The Recruiting Officer

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Event Our Country's Good / The Recruiting Officer
Venue The Wharf Theatre, Sydney, NSW
First Date 3 June 1989
Last Date 22 July 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Wertenbaker's play is an excoriating exposition of the wall-clawing brutality of some of the rulers, and the soul-shrunkeness of most of the ruled, in the loveless and brittle colony". "The narrative deals with how the convicts, directed by Lieutenant Ralph Clark, mount a production of the Restoration comedy The Recruiting Officer (by George Farquhar) to celebrate the King's birthday on June 4 1789".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Colonial
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Hartwell Designer
Max Stafford-Clark Director
Peter Eades Lighting Operator/Technician
George Farquhar Playwright
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Jamie Henson Technician
Thomas Keneally Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information A production of The Recruiting Officer is playing in rotation with Our Country's Good from June 17.,,Both shows are playing in Melbourne and Sydney (Melbourne has a local cast, while Sydney plays host to the Royal Court's own production).
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record June 1989
Event Identifier 1831
Dataset AusStage