Fisher's Ghost

Fisher's Ghost is a 1960 Australian operetta. It is based on the legend of Fisher's ghost which had previously inspired the 1924 film from Raymond Longford.

Operetta
The operetta was composed by John Gordon and was originally performed at Sydney Teachers' College on 29 September 1960. It was revised for television.

Douglas Stewart wrote a play based on the same story which premiered shortly after the operetta.

Cast of 1960 production

 * Ereach Riley
 * Alan Light as George Worral
 * Ross Whatson
 * Pamela Coleman as Mrs Hurley
 * Wilhelmina Bermingham as Miss Hurley

1963 TV adaptation
The operetta was broadcast on the ABC. It was the first television opera with an Australian historical background.

Cast

 * Ereach Riley as Birdlime the pickpocket
 * Edmund Bohan as John Hurley
 * Marilyn Richardson as John Hurley's sister
 * Donald Philps as Fred Fisher

Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald thought the production had "musical merit" but had "serious" dramatic problems and needed to be revised.