OUR COUNTRY`S GOOD The Stirling Players Stirling Community Theatre Drama -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2016 -- Written By: Timberlake Wertenbaker Directed By: John Graham Our Country`s Good is based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally, which deals with the staging of the first theatrical production staged in the penal colony in Sydney in 1789. Most of the characters are based on actual people and the events are based on journals and other written accounts from the time. The play has love, death, comedy, drama and serious philosophical reflections on human nature, as it deals with conflict between the officers at odds with Governor Phillip`s wish to bring some degree of civility to the convicts, as well as with the mixed emotions of the convicts who are to act in the production of George Farquhar`s The Recruiting Officer. Approx. Running Time: 2 hour plus interval Suitable for ages: Teens upwards. Adult themes. Some coarse language. Performance Dates: -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2016 -- 23rd,24th,30th Sept and Sat 1st, 7th, 8th at 8pm Sunday 25th and 2nd October at 4pm Venue: The Stirling Community Theatre Avenue Road, Stirling Bookings: -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2016 -- stirlingplayers.sct.org.au or 0414 075 413 Pricing: $22.00 full price Concession $18.00 groups of 10 or more $16.00