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Our Country's Good
Play by Timberlake Wertenbaker
| Our Country's Good | |
|---|---|
Dramatic Publishing Co. edition, 1989 | |
| Written by | Timberlake Wertenbaker |
| Date premiered | 1988 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre London, UK |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Based on a true story of convicts rehearsing a play |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | 18th century, Sydney, Australia |
Our Country's Good is a 1988 play written by British playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, adapted from the Thomas Keneally novel The Playmaker.
The story concerns a group of Royal Marines and convicts in a penal colony in New South Wales, in the 1780s, who put on a production of The Recruiting Officer.
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It was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 10 September 1988, directed by Max Stafford-Clark. It ran on Broadway in 1991.
Background
In the 1780s, convicts and Royal Marines were sent to Australia as part of the first penal colony there.
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