 Event |
Reedy River
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| Venue |
New Theatre, Sydney (1963-1973), Darlinghurst, NSW |
| First Date |
7 December 1963 |
| Opening Date |
7 December 1963 |
| Last Date |
16 February 1964 |
| 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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| Subjects |
Australian National Identity
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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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 |
This programme contains information on who collected the folk songs used, who sung them originally and where they came from. 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) |
REEDYRIDD |
| Newspaper |
Sydney Morning Herald, 9 February 1963, 7 |
| Magazine |
Bulletin, 159, 1964, 4 |
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| Event Identifier |
21255 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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