West of the Black Stump is a 1964 Australian musical with book and lyrics by Reg Livermore and music by Sandra McKenzie.[1] Described as "a child's game of cowboys for adults", the action takes place in Witchety City around the 1850s, somewhere 'west of the Black Stump'. It was Livermore's second musical after The Good Ship Walter Raleigh.[2]
| West of the Black Stump | |
|---|---|
| Music | Sandra McKenzie |
| Lyrics | Reg Livermore |
| Book | Reg Livermore |
| Productions | 1964 Canberra Rep |
Premiered by Canberra Repertory Society in 1964, it received a professional production in Adelaide in July 1965 by the South Australian Theatre Company at Theatre 62 and then on tour to regional South Australia.[3]
It was called The Kalgoorlie Kid. Livermore called it a "romp".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sydney actor's musical to be premiered here". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 994. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 November 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Sykes, Jill (7 January 1978). "Livermore chases his dream". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16.
- ^ "'West Of The Black Stump' Country Tour". Port Lincoln Times. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 2038. South Australia. 22 July 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "National Notebook", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 86 (4378), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 18 January 1964 [1880], ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-689142093, retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Trove
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