Event |
Reedy River
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Venue |
New Theatre, Sydney (1943-1954), Sydney, NSW |
First Date |
5 December 1953 |
Opening Date |
5 December 1953 |
Last Date |
30 April 1954 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
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. "A musical as warm as a handshake". Reedy River is set in the aftermath of the great miner's strikes of 1890 and 1891. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Folk
Musical
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Bottle tops in D-flat, A. M., 16 February 1954, 42
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Article:  Geoffrey Thomas, The ABC Weekly, 13 March 1954, 14
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Article:  Paul Mortimer, Tribune, 2 December 1953, 5
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Article:  Tribune, 18 November 1953, 5
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Article:  Tribune, 27 January 1954, 27
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Article:  Tribune, 28 July 1954, 7
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Article:  [Reedy River], The ABC Weekly, 13 March 1954, 14
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Blog:  Bush Music Club, Review of Sydney production of Reedy River, Friday 26th February 1954, plus program & costume designs., 13 September 2015
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Blog:  Sylvia Salisbury, Bush Music Club, Memories of Reedy River & The Bush Music Club, 2 June 2012
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Performance Recording:  Dick Diamond, Selections from Reedy River, Diaphon, Sydney, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
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Review:  At Sydney Theatres. Reedy River, Le Courrier Australien, 26 February 1954, 5
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Review:  Elmer Q Winsome, Honi Soit, 24 June 1954
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Last performances at Castlereagh St venue.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Book |
Australian Drama Productions 1950 - 1969, Fryer Memorial Library, Occasional Publication No. 4 |
Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
Programme |
Performance Programmes. State Library of NSW |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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Event Identifier
| 21246 |
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