Under the Coolibah Tree is a 1955 Australian musical by Dick Diamond. It was Diamond's follow up to his successful musical Reedy River and like that used bush folk songs.[2]
| Under the Coolibah Tree | |
|---|---|
| Music | Various, including Dick Diamond |
| Book | Dick Diamond |
| Premiere | 18 March 1955: All Saints Hall, Brisbane |
| Productions | 1956 New Theatre Sydney[1] |
It debuted in Brisbane in 1955 and had a season at the New Theatre in Sydney.[3] The musical was also performed at the Melbourne Olympic Arts Festival.[4]
Premise
editIn the 1880s, a paddle steamer has run aground on the Darling River while carrying a cargo of beer to Bourke. Local shearers become involved, as does a free settler and his Aboriginal friends, the ship's captain.[5]
References
edit- ^ "WHAT'S ON". Tribune. No. 967. New South Wales, Australia. 3 October 1956. p. 12. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Pinne, Peter (5 December 2015). "Queensland Sings". Theatre Heritage.
- ^ "From Reedy River to Coolibah Tree". Tribune. No. 884. New South Wales, Australia. 2 March 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Angela O'Brien, 'Diamond, Richard Frank (Dick) (1906–1989)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/diamond-richard-frank-dick-12417/text22323, published first in hardcopy 2007, accessed online 28 August 2023.
- ^ "A SHOW TO TAKE YOUR FRIENDS TO". Tribune. No. 970. New South Wales, Australia. 24 October 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Under the Coolibah Tree at Ausstage