The Recruiting Officer

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Event The Recruiting Officer
Venue Royal Court Theatre, London, England
First Date 21 July 1988
Opening Date 21 July 1988
Last Date 8 October 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description By George Farquhar. This was the first play ever performed in Australia in 1887, and the subject of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Military
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jude Akuwudike Actor
Linda Bassett Actor
Jim Broadbent Actor
Ron Cook Actor
Nick Dunning Actor
Alphonsia Emmanuel Actor
David Haig Actor
Mark Lambert Actor
Lesley Sharp Actor
Mossie Smith Actor
Peter Hartwell Designer
Max Stafford-Clark Director
Andy Phillips Lighting Designer
George Farquhar Playwright
Works
Further Information This production was staged alternately with Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good from 21 July to 8th October, 1988. Both productions used the same cast and producers. On occasion, they were shown together on the same day but have been indexed separately.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 19526