Theatre
Our Country’s Good
- Artists
- UWE Drama Society, Timberlake Wertenbaker
UWE Drama Society stage Timberlake Wertenbaker’s modern classic, which draws on true events to celebratehow the redemptive power of art helped to build a civilised society.
The first convict ship arrives in Botany Bay, 1788, crammed with England’s outcasts. Colony discipline in the vast and alien land is brutal.
To alleviate some of the stresses of the camp, the ambitious Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark proposes putting on a play. As the mostly illiterate cast rehearses, and a sense of common purpose begins to take hold, the young officer’s own transformation is as marked and poignant as that of his prisoners.
is needed now More than ever
7.30pm, £7/£5. For more info and to book tickets, visit www.facebook.com/uwedramasoc and www.almataverntheatre.co.uk/theatre/what-s-on
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