Johnny Noble

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Event Johnny Noble
Venue Waterside Workers' Federation Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 8 December 1957
Opening Date 8 December 1957
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description A 'ballad opera' is a Scottish musical that tells the story of life on the sea, and exlores working class politics. This play was performed along-side Bedtime Story.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Drama
Music Theatre
Subjects Class Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Eddie Allison Actor
John Armstrong Actor
Marie Armstrong Actor
Jean Blue Actor
Evelyn Docker Actor
Bryan Vickery Actor
Doreen Warburton Director
Ewan MacColl Playwright
Text Nationality Scotland
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Used traditional folk music. All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236325511
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 21729