Our Country's Good

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Event Our Country's Good
Venue The Wharf Theatre, Sydney, NSW
First Date 3 June 1989
Opening Date 3 June 1989
Last Date 22 July 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
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.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jude Akuwudike Actor Captain Watkin Tench / Balck Caesar
Ron Cook Actor Captain Arthur Phillip / John Wisehammer
Nigel Cooke Actor Captain David Collins / Robert Sideway
Kathryn Hunter Actor Lieutenant Will Dawes / Liz Morden
Mark Lambert Actor Major Robbie Ross / Ketch Freeman
Suzanne Packer Actor Lieutenant George Johnstone / Duckling Smith
Amanda Redman Actor Reverend Johnson / Mary Brenham / Meg Long
Clive Russell Actor Captain Jemmy Campbell / Midshipman Harry Brewer
Mossie Smith Actor 2nd Lieutenant William Faddy / Dabby Bryant
Julian Wadham Actor 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Clark
Thomas Keneally Author
Peter Hartwell Designer
Max Stafford-Clark Director
Christopher Toulmin Lighting Designer
Timberlake Wertenbaker Playwright
Diana Bliss Producer
Bryan Bowen Sound Designer
Jude Wheway Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Further Information This production was staged alternately with Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer from 3rd June to 22nd July 1989. 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
Flyer PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Brochure PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 19533