Song of '54

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Event Song of '54
Venue New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC
First Date 28 October 1954
Opening Date 28 October 1954
Last Date 18 December 1954
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere Yes
Description A musical play about the goldrush, set in 1854 and based largely on traditional Australian folk music, dance and literature.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Folk
Musical
Subjects Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mark Albiston Actor
Moya Albiston Actor
Bill Barker Actor
Les Bower Actor
Jim Buchanan Actor
Eric Colladetti Actor
Bert Davey Actor
Gwenda Davey Actor
Paddy Green Actor
Marinka Lopez Actor
Don Munro Actor
Phyl Ophel Actor
John Paton Actor
Ron Pinnell Actor
Ted Thompson Actor
Len Dowdle Composer
Joyce Mobbs Costume Designer
Shirley McDonald Director
Laurie McDonald Lighting Designer
Len Dowdle Playwright
Jim Buchanan Stage Director
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This programme provides details of the songs that were sung during this production. Choruses, musicians and dancers not indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20385