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_shonahenderson's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dani_1405's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I have to study this for A Level Theatre Studies and to be honest it isn’t my favourite thing we do but that may be due to the way we have to write about this play. Overall the characters are all clear individuals and mostly have fun personalities and the play discusses some important topics and debates.
lydia_reads's review
4.0
A good play and one very rich in Brechtian devices for people studying it for AS level Drama as I did.
emsyememsy's review
2.0
Studying this for Alevel drama, I've got to admit the play has grown on me, and I actually quite enjoy doing explorations around it. Though I was slightly disappointed with ending, but I'm used to young adult books, so that might explain why I didn't get the ending.
bellaeira's review against another edition
2.0
Low-key boring but since I’m studying this I understood the context which made it some kind of interesting and has really informed me about the prison system and has helped me form my ideas on how society is structured and classism
booksbysoph's review against another edition
5.0
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD is a profoundly delicate play, charged with suffering and pain, but still full of hope. While trying to find the best way to keep imprisoned convicts in line, a young Second Lieutenant decides to put up a play. While the mostly illiterate cast rehearses and find amongst them a sense of common purpose and camaraderie, the officer experiences his own transformation just as poignant and sharp as that of his prisoners. This is a play based on real events, as well as the novel THE PLAYMAKER by Thomas Keneally, and celebrates throughout the redemptive power of art.
imislou's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I didn't read this by personal choice, it was required reading for school; however, it was quite interesting. The large cast of characters takes a while to get your head around and there's definitely a lot of historical context worth reading, without which it is less enjoyable. A great play to study but not one I would read for fun, especially as much of it is quite miserable and dark.
babayagabooks's review
4.0
Read it for drama class at school and really liked it! Very thought provoking with a range of characters! The only downside was that some minor characters just sort of disappeared from the action and I would have loved it to be just a wee bit longer
samanthawattam's review against another edition
3.0
First off, this is not a novel it is a play. I enjoyed it although reading plays by choice is not something I would do (this was a book club choice), however, it was interesting and it helped that I had read a book by Thomas Keneally called "The Playmaker" rather than reading this play I would recommend either going to see it if you can get the opportunity or read the Thomas Keneally novel which was excellent.