Reedy River

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Event Reedy River
Venue Stow Hall, Adelaide, SA
First Date 22 October 1954
Opening Date 22 October 1954
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description By Dick Diamond, with acknowledgments to Joseph Furphy and George Farwell. Australian musical comedy based on Australian folk music. Reedy River is set in the aftermath of the great miners' strikes of 1890 and 1891.
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Folk
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Joan Bergel Actor
Reg Brown Actor
David Bryn Actor
Arthur Carroll Actor
Bruce Casey Actor
Alan Clisby Actor
Margaret East Actor
Vern East Actor
Kevin Fisher Actor
Alec Grey Actor
Charlie Hodges Actor
Dai Jones Actor
Frank Miller Actor
Dan Porter Actor
Bryce Stewart Actor
Ken Underdown Actor
Margaret Ward Actor
Peggy Campbell Choreographer
Brenda Kennedy Choreographer
Anne Neill Costume Designer
Dorothy Hodges Musical Director
Dick Diamond Playwright
Eric Walsh Producer
Tom Steel Set Designer
Tom Steel Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Dates not available on programme. Date used for opening night was taken from the Reedy River entry in the Companion to Theatre in Australia, Currency 1995. Chorus and orchestra not indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Australian Drama Productions 1950 - 1969, Fryer Memorial Library, Occasional Publication No. 4
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme Performing Arts Collection of South Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20314