The Riverboat Show or Fools Steam Ahead

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Event The Riverboat Show or Fools Steam Ahead
Venue The Hume Inn, Albury, NSW
First Date 9 July 1980
Last Date 26 July 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Community
World Premiere Yes
Description An Australian melodrama based on the River Trade between the ports of Echuca and Albury in the 1880s, the plot revolves around The Albury Queen, the last of the independent Riverboat Traders on the Murray and her struggle to reach the port of Echuca in time.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Group-devised
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michael Eckersall Actor Capt. Jim Faulkner
Benjamin Franklin Actor Harold Hooke
Neil Giles Actor Cons. Perkins
John Paxinos Actor Curley
Ruth Schoenheimer Actor Gloria Mundi
Mark Shirrefs Actor Dim
Julia Taphouse Actor Eric
Leigh Conley Composer
Tina Eijsma Devisor
Mark Shirrefs Devisor
Dotty Simmons Devisor
Mark Shirrefs Director
Ruth Schoenheimer Musical Director
Roxanne Musician: Pianist
Brian Holmes Set and/or Property Maker
Brian Holmes Set Designer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1980
Australian Drama Project (UQ) ELECTRI
Event Identifier 60569
Dataset AusStage