Reedy River

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Event Reedy River
Venue New Theatre (Melbourne, VIC), Melbourne, VIC
First Date 2 July 1955
Opening Date 2 July 1955
Last Date 27 August 1955
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
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.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Folk
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Moya Albiston Actor
Alf Bruce Actor
Jim Buchanan Actor
Norman Dobson Actor
Paddy Green Actor
Bill Griffiths Actor
Wal Jeffreys Actor
Meg Morrison Actor
Don Munro Actor
Bill Murphy Actor
Keith Newport Actor
Frank Nickels Actor
John Paton Actor
Ron Pinnell Actor
Bill Stewart Actor
Norm Taylor Actor
Chris Williams Actor
John Armstrong Assistant Director
Ralph de Boissiere Assistant Stage Manager
Peggy Campbell Choreographer
Joyce Mobbs Costume Designer
Mark Albiston Director
Bill Renfrey Lighting Designer
Karl Ogden Musical Arranger
Dick Diamond Playwright
Laurie McDonald Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information There are no dates on this programme. The above dates are probably correct. According to The Companion to Theatre in Australia, Currency, 1995, this was the second season of this play in Melbourne, followed by a tour in Victoria into 1956. This programme also contains information on who collected the folk songs used, who sung them originally and where they came from.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20435