“Our Country’s Good” is a dense play, raising themes of escapism, colonialism, justice, society’s treatment of prisoners and nothing short of what being “civilized” actually means.

What did our critic think of OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD at The Seat Of The Pants Productions? The Seat of the Pants Productions' mission states that 'Our hope is to create theater that challenges minds ...

Philip Brandes might have done helpful research for his review of Timberlake Wertenbaker's "Our Country's Good" (Theater Beat, July 13) before he labeled the play performed by the convicts as ...

Our Country’s Good West End - Our Country’s Good “Spewed from our country, forgotten, bound to the dark edge of the earth…” Thomas Barrett, aged 17.

Our Country’s Good, Strawdog Theatre Company. The redemptive power of the arts is the crux of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play (based on Thomas Keneally’s novel The Playmaker, itself based on a ...

In an early scene in Our Country’s Good, a group of correctional officers debate whether they will allow their convicts to stage a play. Their debate centers on two essential matters: first, the value ...

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Texas Tech University's School of Theatre and Dance is preparing for their newest production, Our Country's Good. The drama is centered around a marine lieutenant who decides to ...

Timberlake Wertenbaker's most celebrated play receives a well-deserved revival in this well-mounted production by Rachel O'Riordan.

The political wheel has turned full-circle. When Our Country’s Good was premiered in 1988, it was a barely-veiled protest against Thatcher’s slash-and-burn approach to the arts in general and arts ...

How gratifying to see a revival of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good on the 25th anniversary of its premiere, helmed by the original director, Max Stafford-Clark. It’s a stunning ...

A richly textured drama that works on many levels, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s 1988 play depicts a marvelous transformation based on a true story. Convicts sent in 1788 to Australia are required to ...

The American Players Theatre is presenting “Our Country’s Good,” based on the novel by Thomas Keneally, which opened Aug. 18 at the Touchstone Theatre, 5950 Golf Course Road, Spring Green ...