Tags: Musical.
Reedy River is a 1953 Australian folk musical about the Queensland Shearers’ Strike of 1891. The libretto was written by Dick Diamond with songs chosen by John Gray. Two new songs were written for the musical by Diamond with music by Miles Maxwell.The play premiered at the Melbourne New Theatre on 11 March 1953. The Sydney production featured The Bushwackers instead of an orchestra.It played throughout Australia over three years and was toured in England.