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 |
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