The Roaring Days!

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Event The Roaring Days!
Venue The Playhouse, Broken Hill, NSW
First Date 31 October 1964
Opening Date 31 October 1964
Last Date 15 November 1964
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere Yes
Description A new musical based on the discovery and development of Broken Hill.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects History
Mining
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ken Arnall Actor
Jack Bennett Actor Whispering Jack
Ian Brooks Actor George McCulloch, the dour Scots station manager
Harry Bruggy Actor
John Carroll Actor William Jamieson
Brian Casey Actor
Jeff Clarke Actor
Win Crosland Actor
Phyllis Crowley Actor Mrs O Hara
Peter D'Arcy Actor
John Fairfield Actor A miner
Chris Falkner Actor
Des Grillet Actor
Brian Hawkins Actor
Geoff Horne Actor Phillip, the youngest member of the Syndicate of Seven
Rhiannon Jones Actor
Ray Manuel Actor German Charley
Joyleen McKenzie Actor
Frank McKone Actor
Peter McLeod Actor
Tom McReynolds Actor
Phoebe McWilliams Actor
Neville Mitchell Actor
Neil Morris Actor
Charlie O'Neill Actor
Roger Ralph Actor
Mick Separovich Actor
Mavis Smith Actor
Bill Stevenson Actor
Grahame Still Actor Charles Rasp, the boundary rider
Diane Webster Actor Elizabeth, a young governess
Brian Martin Choreographer
Ngaire Abotomey Chorus
Elizabeth Adkins Chorus
Denise Dawson Chorus
Brenda Fairfield Chorus
Mart Gavranich Chorus
Barbara Georgeson Chorus
Carol Hancock Chorus
Jill Jackaman Chorus
Wendy Kells Chorus
Jenny Land Chorus
Val Lukins Chorus
Bobbie Pickup Chorus
Jan Sherbon Chorus
Ida Smith Chorus
Gail Stapleton Chorus
June Taylor Chorus
Mari Wheatley Chorus
Roy Mitchell Composer
Mary Bruggy Dancer
Alan Dalziel Dancer
Geraldine Down Dancer
Ken Gogler Dancer
Sue Harnwell Dancer
Brian Lowe Dancer
Jill Newton Dancer
Grahame Nilsen Dancer
Hartley Williams Musical Director
John Pickup Producer
John Pickup Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Season opened on 31 October, with subsequent performances on 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 November.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Barrier Miner, 15 July 1964, p. 18
Event Identifier 99824
Dataset AusStage