Our Country’s Good

by Timberlake Wertenbakerdirected by Gwyneth Hadley
January – February 1997
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed Our Country’s Good in January – February 1997.

Production photos

These photographs were taken during the production’s rehearsals.

Cast

Captain Arthur Phillip, RN (Governor-in-Chief of New South Wales)Malcolm Brown
Major Robbie Ross, RMBen Caswell
Captain David Collins, RM (Advocate General)Gordon Wilson
Captain Watkin Tench, RMJonathan Coope
Captain Jemmy Campbell, RMLaurie Toczek
Rev JohnsonPam Wilson
Lieutenant George Johnston, RMMarie Lindley
Lieutenant Will Dawes, RMShirley Broadbent
Lieutenant Ralph Clark, RMMichael Brooksbank
Lieutenant William Faddy, RMMonica Brown
Midshipman Harry Brewer, RN (Provost Marshall)Martin Key
An Aboriginal AustralianAshoak Lakhaney
John ArscottJonathan Coope
Ketch FreemanEdwin Barraclough
Robert SidewayDavid Mallinson
John WisehammerRichard Francis
Mary BrenhamCal Rake
Dabby BryantMargaret Savage
Liz MordenKathryn Francis
Duckling SmithAnnalie Wilson
Meg LongMonica Brown
Black CaesarAshoak Lakhaney

Backstage team

DirectorGwyneth Hadley
Stage ManagerMartyn Drake
Assistant Stage ManagerJoyce King
PropertiesMary Nelson
 Doreen Parker
 Marie Lindley
PromptChristine Wilson
Set and Lighting DesignMalcolm Brown
WardrobeGeorge Judd
 Maggie Rhodes
 LAC Team
WigsJean Blundell
Sound RecordingJim Marshall
LightingPeter Waddicor
SoundDenise Forton
Front of HouseShirley Durham

Archive documents

The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.

Download: Programme
(565 KBytes)

Add to the archive

We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of Our Country’s Good, we would be very pleased to hear from you.