 Event |
Reedy River
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| Venue |
New Theatre, Sydney (1963-1973), Darlinghurst, NSW |
| First Date |
1 November 1969 |
| Opening Date |
1 November 1969 |
| Last Date |
February 1970 |
| 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 miners' strikes of 1890 and 1891. |
| 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: Australian Variety News, November 1969
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Article: The Australian, 25 October 1969
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Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Performance Recording: University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 6 May 1970
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Review: Barbara Hall, The Daily Telegraph, 3 November 1969
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Review: Dorothy Darlington, Songs from the Australian soil, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 November 1969, 8
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Review: Lorraine Salome, Tribune, 12 November 1969
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Review: Rex Cramphorne, Up the Reedy creek, 15 November 1969, 58
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Review: Robin Ingram, The Sun (NSW), 3 November 1969
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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 |
Chorus, ballet and orchestra not indexed.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| Programme |
Performance Programmes. State Library of NSW |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
Key REEDYRIDD |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
21259 |
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