“A play is a world in itself. A tiny colony we could say. And you are in charge of it. That is a great responsibility”
Australia. 1788. A boatload of disease and disdain spews onto a foreign shore. As the soldiers struggle to impose order on the outcasts of the old society, a benevolent governor seizes on the notion of a play. In the shadow of the gallows and the gum tree the convicts gather and rehearsals begin for The Recruiting Officer.
Based on real events Timberlake Wertenbaker’s award winning modern classic is an inspiring tale of the transforming power of theatre.
Join us for a rousing and boisterous theatrical journey and experience the Playhouse as you’ve never seen it before.
Highly theatrical, often funny and at times dark and disturbing
Daily Telegraph
CAST
Nick Barber
Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark
Leanne Best
Duckling Smith/Lieutenant George Johnston
Charlie Brooks
Dabby Byrant/Second Lieutenant William Faddy
Gabriel Fleary
Captain Watkin Tench/ an Aboriginal Australian
John McArdle
Midshipman Harry Brewer/John Arscott/Captain Jemmy
Sarah Ozeke
Mary Brenham / Reverend Johnson / Meg Long
Andrew Schofield
Captain David Collins / Robert Sideway
Michael Thomas
Captain Arthur Philip / John Wisehammer
Colin Tierney
Major Robbie Ross / Ketch Freeman
Tracey Wilkinson
Liz Morden / Lieutenant Will Dawes
COMPANY
Edward Dick
Director
Robert Innes
Designer
Rick Fisher
Lighting Designer
Fergus O’Hare
Sound Designer
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Writer