Compilation - New Theatre and Reedy River - 1953/4 onwards

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In 1953 Sydney New Theatre put on Reedy River, which had been premiered by Melbourne New Theatre in March 1953. The Sydney production closed on the 30th April, 1954 after a run of nine months. The cast then took the production to many suburban and regional centres. 
This production differed from the Melbourne production in having the Bushwhackers, a "bush band" on stage, rather than an orchestra off stage. 

see also video - Marie Armstrong - a tribute 2021 - recorded by Wayne Richmond  

BLOGS - 

32. From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 214, Dec 2012 - "Leaving Anzac" - 2 singers' versions & a poem https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/12/from-archives-extracts-from-mulga-wire_68.html

31.  From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire no. 244, Dec 2017 -  Reedy River review by Dale Dengate 

30.  From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire, no.  201 - Oct 2010 - The Songs of Reedy River ... and other things 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/11/from-archives-extracts-from-mulga-wire_89.html

29.  From the Archives - Extracts from Mulga Wire,  no. 202, Dec 2010 - More Songs from Reedy River
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2024/11/from-archives-extracts-from-mulga-wire_21.html

28.  Reedy River - The Songs, adapted for the Sydney Folk Festival 2023 by David Johnson 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/08/reedy-river-songs-adapted-for-sydney.html

27.  From the Archives - Reedy River 1988 - Mulga Wire no. 68, August 1988 (includes video of the production recorded by Wayne Richmond)
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2023/04/from-archives-reedy-river-1988-mulga.html

26.  Alex & Annette Hood collection - Alex's scrapbooks - part 1  21/12/22
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/12/alex-annette-hood-collection-alexs_21.html

25.   Book Launch - The New Theatre, ed. by Lisa Milner, Tuesday 18th October, 6.30 for 7pm.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/10/book-launch-new-theatre-ed-by-lisa.html

24.   From the Archives - Phyl Lobl collection - Reedy River TV typescript
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2022/08/from-archives-phyl-lobl-collection.html

23.  From the Archives - Harry Kay collection
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/09/from-archives-harry-kay-collection.html

22.   Compilation - New Theatre and Reedy River -  1953/4 onwards
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2021/09/compilation-new-theatre-and-reedy-river.html

21.  From the Archives - the Songs of Reedy River as listed in the 1954, 1960, 1966 & 1979 songbooks
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/12/from-archives-songs-of-reedy-river-as.html

20.   Bush Music Club - 2SER interview c.1995
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2017/08/bush-music-club-2ser-interview-c1995.html

19.  From the Archives - Bush Music Club Newsletter - 1964 to1965  
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/05/from-archives-bush-music-club_25.html

18.  BMC members and friends mentioned in Sydney New Theatre's Wiki.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/02/bmc-members-and-friends-mentioned-in.html

17.  Silvia & Tom Salisbury Collection - Program from Reedy River, 1953/54
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/12/silvia-tom-salisbury-collection-program.html

16.   From the Archives - extracts from Mulga Wire - Handmade : Songs, Instruments etc, Mulga Wire no.54, April 1986.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/12/from-archives-extracts-from-mulga-wire.html

15.  From the Archives - How the "anonymous folk song" My Old Black Billy came to be in Reedy River.
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2019/08/from-archives-how-anonymous-folk-song.html

14.  Reedy River publications in our Library
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/05/reedy-river-publications-in-our-library.html

13.  50th Anniversary Reunion of The Bushwhackers, National Folk Festival 2002, part 2 - Reedy River 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2019/01/50th-anniversary-reunion-of.html

12.  Reedy River - TRIBUNE Wednesday May19th, 1954 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/09/reedy-river-tribune-wednesday-may19th.html

11.  Article in A.M. magazine, January 16, 1954.
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/01/article-in-am-magazine-january-16-1954.html

10.  Newspaper & magazine clippings  - Part 1
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2018/01/newspaper-magazine-clippings.html

9.  Bob Bolton collection - Report on Reedy River @ NFF2002
https://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2018/01/bob-bolton-collection-report-on-reedy.html

8.  My Old Black Billy - movie made by Maritime Union Australia in 1956 with vocals by Bushwhacker Cec Grivas
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2017/12/my-old-black-billy-movie-made-by.html

7.  Reedy River @ the Henry Lawson Festival at Como, Sunday 9th July 2017
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/reedy-river-henry-lawson-festival-at.html

6.  Review of Sydney production of Reedy River, Friday 26th February 1954, plus program & costume designs. 
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/review-of-sydney-production-of-reedy.html

5.  Website - Reason in Revolt - Source Documents of Australian Radicalism
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2013/07/website-reason-in-revolt-source.html

4.  The Bushwhackers (Some recollections - Chris Kempster, February 2002)
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-bushwhackers-some-recollections.html

3.  Memories of Reedy River & The Bush Music Club by Silvia Salisbury Talks from BMC's 2012 National Folk Festival Themed Workshop on BMC's First 10 years.  
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/talks-from-bmcs-2012-national-folk.html 

2.  History of the Bush Music Club from our website  
http://bushmusicclub.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/history-of-bush-music-club-from-our.html

1.  From the Archives - Mulga Wire no.10, December 1978 + 1978 calendar & 1978/79 revised calendar 
https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/from-archives-mulga-wire-no10-december.html

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