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unusual facts about Our Country's Good


Ralph Clark

He and the convicts' experiences were later the subject of a nove, The Playmaker, by Thomas Keneally, and a play, Our Country's Good, by Timberlake Wertenbaker.


All That's Good

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 2 stars and stated "On his final album for Blue Note, Freddie Roach decided to step outside -- way outside -- the tasteful soul-jazz that had become his trademark. Roach decided to make a concept album... in a weird way, it's almost fortunate that Roach attempted something grand, because All That's Good sounds like no other Blue Note record of the early '60s".

George Farquhar

The 1987 play, Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker, revolves around the story of 18th-century Australian convicts attempting to put on Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer. Wertenbaker's play is based on a novel by Thomas Keneally.

God, That's Good

Zane Huett submitted this episode for consideration on his behalf in the category of “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series” at the 2007 Emmy Awards.

That's Good, That's Bad

When Carlos tells Sister that he would like to donate his car to her charity, Gabrielle becomes offended since she will have to share her Aston Martin.


see also

John McArdle

McArdle is also an accomplished stage actor, recently seen in Our Country's Good at the Liverpool Playhouse.

Saint Julian's School

Others play performed by St Julian's School also include Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind, Our Country's Good, by Timberlake Wertenbaker, as well as a Portuguese production of Federico Garcia Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba.

Timberlake Wertenbaker

1988 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for Our Country's Good