This edition of Timberlake Wertenbaker's stage reworking of Thomas Keneally's novel "The Playmaker", the story of a young lieutenant's efforts to stage a play amongst the convict settlers of 18th century Australia. It includes not only the complete text of the play itself but also extensive apparatus on the playwright's life and work, the play's background and interpretation, discussion of individual words and phrases, and photographs from stage productions.
Author Biography
Timberlake Wertenbaker was born in France and was Resident Writer for 'Shared Experience' in 1983 and the Royal Court Theatre 1984-85. She is best known for her play Our Country's Good (1988), based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally. First performed at the Royal Court in 1988, it was awarded the Laurence Olivier/BBC Award for Best New Play, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best New Foreign Play and was nominated for six 'Tonies'.
