Under the Coolibah Tree

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Event Under the Coolibah Tree
Venue Waterside Workers' Federation Hall, Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Olympic Games Production, 1956
First Date 20 October 1956
Opening Date 20 October 1956
Last Date 1956
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description "An Australian musical by Dick Diamond. The play is based on Australian traditional folk and contemporary music, and the history of the paddle steamers of the Murray and Darling waterways."
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Folk
Historical
Musical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Edmund Allison Actor
John Armstrong Actor
Cec Ash Actor
Pat Barnett Actor
Tom Devine Actor
Evelyn Docker Actor
Peter Elms Actor
Herb Gimbert Actor
Heather Gooch Actor
Len Grant Actor
Roger Holub Actor
Les Hope Actor
Charles Johnson Actor
Bill McGuffin Actor
Frank McManus Actor
Roger Milliss Actor
Milton Moore Actor
Barbara Robin Actor
Arthur Rudkin Actor
Leon Sherman Actor
Edward Williams Actor
Philip Humphries Assistant Director
Marie Armstrong Choreographer
Margaret Walker Choreographer
Paul Williams Chorus Master/Mistress
Arnold Butcher Composer
Clem Millward Costume Designer
Edmund Allison Director
Terry Carmichael Musician
Clem Millward Set Designer
Denis Freney Stage Manager
Dick Diamond Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Sydney premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Programme New Theatre Records MSS6244 Box 161. State Library of New South Wales
Event Identifier 21372
Dataset AusStage