 For the play's power is mirrored in the rich, varied life of this primitive land, and, not least, in the convict and actress Mary Brenham.The play that they plan to stage is "The Recruiting Officer", a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury to recruit soldiers.Many arguments are made over naturalism vs. presentationalism in acting style, and in the merits of the theatre itself.