Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Barbican, London, England
First Date 15 May 2001
Opening Date 15 May 2001
Last Date 18 May 2001
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
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 Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Wisam Ali Actor
Lucy Brown Actor
Gemma Catlin Actor
Dylan Charles Actor
Toby Dantzic Actor
Tom Daplyn Actor
Carl Ferguson Actor
Andrew Fishwick Actor
Sara Masters Actor
Helen Murton Actor
Tyber O'Neill Actor
Ben Turner Actor
Thomas Keneally Author
Ben Ellin Composer
Ben Ellin Conductor
Sue Mayes Designer
Stephen Jameson Director
Rob Halliday Lighting Designer
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Karolina Norgate Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Further Information English production. Individual members of the orchestra not indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Event Identifier 19388
Dataset AusStage