Reedy River

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Event Reedy River
Venue New Theatre, Sydney (1973-), Newtown, NSW
Umbrella Event Festival of Sydney 1979
First Date 6 January 1979
Opening Date 6 January 1979
Last Date 7 April 1979
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 miners' strikes of 1890 and 1891.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Folk
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tom Bridges Actor
Jim Corbett Actor
Pat Craigie Actor
Janet Foye Actor
Nigel Judd Actor
David Kerslake Actor
David Lewis Actor
Christine Logan Actor
Brian McNevin Actor
Terry Miller Actor
Marty O'Neill Actor
Ken Rowsthorn Actor
Jamie Stevens Actor
Peter Talmacs Actor
Keith Vallard Actor
Doreen Wilson Actor
Bronwyn Winter Choreographer
Lorrie Cruickshank Costume Designer
Robin McLaughlin Designer
Frank Barnes Director
Michael Schell Lighting Designer
Doreen Bridges Musical Director
Dick Diamond Playwright
Tom Salisbury Sound Designer
Nigel Judd Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Chorus, ballet and orchestra not indexed.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Performance programmes. State Library of NSW
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 December 1978, 9
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 21265