The Good Oil (musical)
| The Good Oil | |
|---|---|
| Music | Coralie Condon |
| Lyrics | Coralie Condon |
| Productions | Radio 1959, television 1965 |
The Good Oil is a musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by Coralie Condon. It is set during the 1954-55 West Australian oil boom in Perth and an oil camp in the north of Western Australia.[1][2]
The musical premiered in November 1958 at the Playhouse in Perth for the city's National Theatre.[3]
The musical was adapted for radio on the ABC in 1959 with Toni Lamond.[1][4]
1965 TV version
[edit]A television version with Kevin Johnston and Jill Perryman was produced in 1965 by TVW-7 in Perth. It was directed by Max Bostock.
Cast
[edit]- Jill Perryman
- Kevan Johnston[5]
- Margot Robertson
- Vic Hawkins
- Bill McPherson
- John Chalton
- Neville Teede
- Philip Porter
- Joan Bruce
- Gerry Atkinson
- Veronica Overton
- Danni Harford
- The Channel 7 Dancers – Jennifer Hayden, Karen Obbs, Janet Ladner, Adrienne O’Meara, Gay Chandler and Clarice Page
See also
[edit]- A Sleep Of Prisoners (1961)
- Portrait Of A Star (1963)
- The Rose and Crown (1963)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Oil boom inspired this musical identifier". ABC Weekly. 17 June 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "Radio Version of New Australian Musical Comedy". The Age. 18 June 1959. p. 27.
- ^ "The Good Oil - AusStage". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ "WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 Radio Guide". ABC Weekly. 9 September 1959. p. 16.
- ^ WA TV History, May 25, 2011 - Max Bostock talks about The Good Oil
- ^ WA TV History, January 22, 2015 - Part 2 – Tribute to Coralie Condon (1915-2014)
External links
[edit]- Opening number "Got the Good Oil" at You Tube
- "Don't Quote Me" at You Tube
- "I'm Doing It All For You" at You Tube
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