Our Country's Good
Louise Gold appeared as Liz Morden/Lieutenant Dawes at
Edinburgh Royal Lyceum, 15 September - 7 October 1995
Cast
Major
Ross/hangman Ketch Freeman - Eric Barlow
an advocate/
a nimble pickpocket - Jimmy Chisholm
Liz
Morden/Lieutenant Dawes - Louise Gold
Governor-In-Chief/
sullen convict - Max Gold
Mary Brenham
- Louise Ironside
Second
Lieutenant Ralph Clark RM - Tom McGovern
Other parts:
David
Baker, Sean
Baker, Ann Louise Ross, Jayne McKenna
Production Team
Author
- Timberlake Wertenbaker
Derived from
the novel 'The Playmaker' by Thomas Keneally
Director - Caroline
Hall
Décor - Matthew
Wright
The play is basically about a group on convicts in a
New South Wales prison putting on a production of 'The Recruiting Officer' by George
Farquhar
Louise Gold and Max Gold had
previously been roped into appearing with the politically motivated
semi-professional Fall Out group.
All of the cast went on to appear in the Edinburgh
Lyceum's production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle.
Most of the critics commented on how well the ensemble
of 10 actors worked together, this may or may not have been helped by the fact
that the cast included at least one pair of real-life siblings.
Critics Comments
" ...
the excellent cast which includes Jimmy Chisholm, David Baker, Louise Gold and
Ann Louise Ross" Thorn Dibdin THE STAGE
“I gave up trying to select star performances
among this big 10-strong cast, already working as a tight ensemble and showing
tremendous promise for the season ahead.” Mark Fisher, HERALD, 16
September 1995
"This
is one of the best plays of the 1980's and the 10 actors in 22 parts give an
impressive account of company playing" John Peter, SUNDAY TIMES, 24
September 1995
"A ten-strong ensemble is
lead commandingly by Max Gold, Sean Baker, Eric Barlow and Louise Gold"
Paula Webb, SCOTSMAN, 18 September 1995
Links about Our
Country's Good
Muppet Central/Tibby's Bowl Interview with Louise Gold http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/gold.shtml
This interview mentions
Louise's work at The Edinburgh Lyceum, although the two shows are not named,
she is evidently referring to Our Country's Good and The Caucasian Chalk
Circle.
STA Catalogue entry for this show: http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/sta/search/detaile.cfm?EID=16421
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