The student-led theatre effort at NLS, The Green Room, is organising a screening of ‘Good’ by C. P. Taylor, presented as part of the National Theatre production as per the details below:

Date: March 25, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Venue: NAB 205

The Green Room is a nod to the intimate, lively backstage space in theatres where artists gather before a performance. The screening will be followed by an open discussion. 

About the Play

Set in 1930s Germany, Good follows John Halder, a liberal academic who slowly becomes complicit in the Nazi regime. What begins as a series of small, seemingly reasonable compromises made for career stability and personal convenience gradually leads to a profound moral collapse. The play examines how, unlike overt fanaticism, ordinary decency erodes under pressure, exposing the unsettling ease with which self-justification and ambition enable participation in systemic violence.

What makes Good particularly urgent today is its focus on incremental complicity that emerges through everyday choices. It reminds us that harm is often normalised in subtle ways, and that individuals rarely see themselves as doing wrong, even as they become part of unjust systems.

About the Playwright

C. P. Taylor (1929–1981) was a Scottish dramatist known for his politically engaged theatre. He wrote widely on history and morality, often blending these themes with elements of dark irony, with Good standing as his most acclaimed and enduring play.