Timberlake Wertenbaker grew up in the Basque country of France and attended schools in Europe and the US before settling permanently in London. Her breakthrough play, Our Country's Good was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1988, directed by Max Stafford-Clark. The success of Our Country's Good can be attributed in large part to the claims it makes for the redemptive power of theatre. Putting on a play, it suggests, alleviates the worst aspects of colonial life and gives the convicts a sense of collective identity.
From Wikipedia: 'Wertenbaker grew up in the Basque Country of France near Saint-Jean-de-Luz. She attended schools in Europe and the US before settling permanently in London. Her breakthrough play, 'Our Country's Good' is based on "the Playmaker" by Thomas Keneally and was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1988. (It was directed by Max Stafford-Clark). She is the author of many plays for the stage and for radio, and has translated works by authors including Jean Anouilh, Racine, Sophocles, and Euripides.'
The play 'Our Country's Good' main theme is the theatre's ability to create a feeling of redemption. It allowed the convicts in the play to forget about the usual social issues of the outside world and gave them a new sense of meaning.
Timberlake Wertenbaker, a brilliant play write grew up in France and studied in Europe and US before she finally settled in England/London. Her revolutionary play named 'Our Country's Good' started off in England, where it made it's transition to the Australian outback during the time of the first fleet(England shipping its convicts to Australia). It talks about the lives of the convicts and the transformative power of theatre. How you can change yourself from your character and how even when you yourself are stuck in a country without hope of returning to your homeland can make peace and build relationships out of the mayhem of a situation such as that of the First Fleet. This play based on the 'The Playmaker' by Thomas Keneally was first performed in the Royal Court theatre in 1988 being directed by Max Stafford-Clark, was success from the first. Wertenbaker has now written several other plays and translates works by many famous authors. None of her other plays were as well recieved as 'Our Country's good'
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Timberlake Wertenbaker grew up in the Basque country of France and attended schools in Europe and the US before settling permanently in London. Her breakthrough play, Our Country's Good was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1988, directed by Max Stafford-Clark. The success of Our Country's Good can be attributed in large part to the claims it makes for the redemptive power of theatre. Putting on a play, it suggests, alleviates the worst aspects of colonial life and gives the convicts a sense of collective identity.
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From Wikipedia:
'Wertenbaker grew up in the Basque Country of France near Saint-Jean-de-Luz. She attended schools in Europe and the US before settling permanently in London. Her breakthrough play, 'Our Country's Good' is based on "the Playmaker" by Thomas Keneally and was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1988. (It was directed by Max Stafford-Clark). She is the author of many plays for the stage and for radio, and has translated works by authors including Jean Anouilh, Racine, Sophocles, and Euripides.'
The play 'Our Country's Good' main theme is the theatre's ability to create a feeling of redemption. It allowed the convicts in the play to forget about the usual social issues of the outside world and gave them a new sense of meaning.
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Timberlake Wertenbaker, a brilliant play write grew up in France and studied in Europe and US before she finally settled in England/London. Her revolutionary play named 'Our Country's Good' started off in England, where it made it's transition to the Australian outback during the time of the first fleet(England shipping its convicts to Australia). It talks about the lives of the convicts and the transformative power of theatre. How you can change yourself from your character and how even when you yourself are stuck in a country without hope of returning to your homeland can make peace and build relationships out of the mayhem of a situation such as that of the First Fleet. This play based on the 'The Playmaker' by Thomas Keneally was first performed in the Royal Court theatre in 1988 being directed by Max Stafford-Clark, was success from the first. Wertenbaker has now written several other plays and translates works by many famous authors. None of her other plays were as well recieved as 'Our Country's good'
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