Research of Timberlake Wertenbakker and OCG

Timberlake Wertenbaker grew up in the Basque country of France and attended schools in Europe and the US before settling permanently in London. Her breakthrough play, Our Country's Good was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1988, directed by Max Stafford-Clark. The success of Our Country's Good can be attributed in large part to the claims it makes for the redemptive power of theatre. Putting on a play, it suggests, alleviates the worst aspects of colonial life and gives the convicts a sense of collective identity.