Reedy River

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Event Reedy River
Venue Waterside Workers' Federation Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 20 May 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
Secondary Genre Folk
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Edmund Allison Actor
John Armstrong Actor
Pat Brennan Actor
Bruce Bull Actor
June Cairnes Actor
Evelyn Docker Actor
Peter Francis Actor
Nan Gow Actor
Cecil Grivas Actor
Les Hope Actor
Ray Hutton Actor
Harry Kay Actor
Harry Kay Actor
Chris Kempster Actor
Brian Loughlin Actor
Kenyon McCarron Actor
John Meredith Actor
Joe Moore Actor
Milton Moore Actor
Lyle O'Hara Actor
Lionel Parker Actor
George Peterson Actor
Alec Robertson Actor
Arthur Rudkin Actor
Eileen Ryan Actor
John Armstrong Assistant Director
Keith Gow Assistant Director
Peggy Campbell Choreographer
Peter Francis Choreographer
Norma Disher Costume Designer
David Milliss Designer
Bob Mathews Director
Ross Thomas Musical Director
Dick Diamond Playwright
Keith Gow Set Designer
Tom Salisbury Stage Manager
Leon Sherman Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information After the last performances at Castlereagh St in April performances continued at Waterside Workers Federation Hall.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Book Australian Drama Productions 1950 - 1969, Fryer Memorial Library, Occasional Publication No. 4
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme Performance Programmes. State Library of NSW
Event Identifier 141322
Dataset AusStage