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'''''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.
'''''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.<ref name="abc"/>


The musical premiered in November 1958 at the [[The Playhouse Theatre (Perth)|Playhouse]] in Perth for the city's National Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/18325|title=The Good Oil - AusStage|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>
The musical premiered in November 1958 at the [[The Playhouse Theatre (Perth)|Playhouse]] in Perth for the city's National Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/18325|title=The Good Oil - AusStage|website=www.ausstage.edu.au|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>


The musical was adapted for radio on the ABC in 1959 with [[Toni Lamond]].<ref name="abc">{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|title=Oil boom inspired this musical identifier|url=
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A television version with Kevin Johnston and [[Jill Perryman]] was produced in 1965 by [[TVW|TVW-7]] in Perth.
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==1965 TV Version==
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A television version with Kevin Johnston and [[Jill Perryman]] was produced in 1965 by [[TVW|TVW-7]] in Perth. It was directed by Max Bostock.
===Cast===
*[[Jill Perryman]]
*Kevan Johnston
==References==
==References==
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==External links==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-gUzLfazcA Opening number "Got the Good Oil"] at You Tube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqb0kCMynRo "Don't Quote Me"] at You Tube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsA8hf_2gqE "I'm Doing It All For You"] at You Tube
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Revision as of 22:57, 23 October 2020

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]

The musical premiered in November 1958 at the Playhouse in Perth for the city's National Theatre.[2]

The musical was adapted for radio on the ABC in 1959 with Toni Lamond.[1][3]

1965 TV Version

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Oil boom inspired this musical identifier". ABC Weekly. 17 June 1959. p. 13.
  2. ^ "The Good Oil - AusStage". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  3. ^ "WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9 Radio Guide". ABC Weekly. 9 September 1959. p. 16.
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