| Our Country's Good | |
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 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.
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.