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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
Based on the shearer's strike of 1891, using folk-songs gathered by the actor John Gray.
Notes
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Sound recording of original production also available.
Production Details
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First produced by the Melbourne New Theatre, 11 March 1953. Hugely successful, it toured Australia and played to over 400,000 people.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Heinemann Education Australia
, 1970 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Reedy River : Historical Introduction, single work criticism (p. vii-ix)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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What's a Man to Do? Images of Rural Australian Masculinities in Three Plays of the 1950s : Reedy River, The Bastard Country and Lola Montez
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 46 2005; (p. 38-57) The article examines the features of masculinity as they appear in three plays from the 1950s set in rural Australia - an environment conventionally regarded as a place of authenticy for men - and discusses the uses to which these depictions of masculinity are put. The aims of the article are in part dramaturgical: 'to think about the relationship between the scripts of the plays and the time in which they were first performed, and to ask questions about how these plays worked in relation to changing possibilities for the performance of gender' (38). -
Ned, Juanita and the Gang!
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , May vol. 13 no. 8 2003; (p. 3-6) -
City and Bush in the Australian Theatre 1922-1988
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 31-47) -
[Review] Reedy River
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 19 1991; (p. 128-132)
— Review of Reedy River 1953 single work musical theatre -
The New Theatre at 50 Sees Art as a Weapon : Reedy River's OK Too
1982
single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 April 1982; (p. 47)
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Up the Reedy Creek
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 November vol. 91 no. 4679 1969; (p. 58)
— Review of Reedy River 1953 single work musical theatre -
[Review] Reedy River
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 19 1991; (p. 128-132)
— Review of Reedy River 1953 single work musical theatre -
Ned, Juanita and the Gang!
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , May vol. 13 no. 8 2003; (p. 3-6) -
What's a Man to Do? Images of Rural Australian Masculinities in Three Plays of the 1950s : Reedy River, The Bastard Country and Lola Montez
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 46 2005; (p. 38-57) The article examines the features of masculinity as they appear in three plays from the 1950s set in rural Australia - an environment conventionally regarded as a place of authenticy for men - and discusses the uses to which these depictions of masculinity are put. The aims of the article are in part dramaturgical: 'to think about the relationship between the scripts of the plays and the time in which they were first performed, and to ask questions about how these plays worked in relation to changing possibilities for the performance of gender' (38). -
City and Bush in the Australian Theatre 1922-1988
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 31-47) -
The New Theatre at 50 Sees Art as a Weapon : Reedy River's OK Too
1982
single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 April 1982; (p. 47) -
Australian Drama and Theatre
1958
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Current Affairs Bulletin , July vol. 22 no. 7 1958; (p. 115-128)
Last amended 4 Apr 2019 09:13:16
Settings:
- Riverina - Murray area, New South Wales,
- 1891
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