The Riverboat Show

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Event The Riverboat Show
Venue The Popeye, Torrens River, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Fringe Festival
First Date 2 March 1994
Opening Date 2 March 1994
Last Date 13 March 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The Torrens becomes the Murray as a riverboat tour is hijacked by long-dead explorers, cursed Egyptologists, bunyips and loopy elemental gods. Before he elects to be immortalised as a rock, tour guide Clifford Darling regales us with a couple of ditties full of educational facts.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comedy
Outdoor Entertainment
Subjects Ecological
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Fiona Barber Actor
Alan Dukes Actor
Susan McClements Actor
Colin Sneesby Actor
Anna Tregloan Designer
Susan McClements Director
Andrew Donovan Performer
Andrew Donovan Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This production played aboard 'Popeye' in Adelaide and was also scheduled to play on 'Pride of the Murray' in Echuca (21 - 23 Feb), on 'The Avoca' in Mildura (25 -26 Feb) and on 'Cumberoona' in Albury (17 March - 3 April).
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record March 1994
Programme 1994 tour programme
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 12 April 2012
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 23586