Reedy River

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Event Reedy River
Venue New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC
First Date 11 March 1953
Opening Date 11 March 1953
Last Date 4 April 1953
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere Yes
Description By Dick Diamond, with acknowledgments to Joseph Furphy and George Farwell. A musical play based on traditional Australian folk song and dance. Reedy River is set in the aftermath of the great miners' strikes of 1890 and 1891.
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Folk
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mark Albiston Actor
Charles Allen Actor
Jim Buchanan Actor
Herman Carlton Actor
Eric Colladetti Actor
Judy Dean Actor
Len Dowdle Actor
Arthur Greig Actor
Bill James Actor
Don Munro Actor
Ron Pinnell Actor
Bill Strickland Actor
Margaret Taggart Actor
Ted Thompson Actor
Chris Williams Actor
Margaret Wilson Actor
Peggy Campbell Choreographer
Joyce Mobbs Costume Designer
John Gray Director
Dot Thompson Lighting Designer
Dick Diamond Playwright
William Marsden Set Designer
John Paton Sound Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This programme also contains information on who collected the folk songs used in the play, who sung them originally and where they came from.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Book Australian Drama Productions 1950 - 1969, Fryer Memorial Library, Occasional Publication No. 4
Book John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20375