The main cast included Ian Stenlake (Peter Lalor), Trisha Crowe (Bridie O'Malley), Simon Gleeson (Sean Flynn), Rachael Beck (Alicia Dunn), Barry Crocker (Paddy O'Malley), Amanda Muggleton (Mercedes Cortez), Peter Carroll (Sir Charles Hotham), Nancye Hayes (Lady Hotham), Michael Cormick (Commissioner Grey), Yang Li (Long Tu) and Pauline Whyman (Kardinia).

The Age stated that "this distinctively Australian subject, with heroes and villains, oppression and revolution, romance and sacrifice, well acted, staged with flair, set to pleasing music and featuring some exceptional singing, has something for just about everyone".

"The book...sketches the miners' revolt against crippling licence fees in big, bold strokes and moves at a cracking pace under Edwards' disciplined, assured direction.

"[4] The Bulletin said that "with never a dull moment and leaving not a dry eye in the house, the creative team ... has excelled at making personal entanglements carry broader issues without trivialising either.

[6] Ian Stenlake, Rachael Beck, Nancy Hayes, Simon Gleeson, Michael Cormick, Trisha Crowe, Barry Crocker, Amanda Muggleton, Peter Carol, John Lidgerwood, Gary Files, Queenie Van Der Zandt, Belinda Parsons (née Allchin), Verity Hunt-Ballard, Anna Daicos, James Millar, Luke Stephens, John O'Hara, Han Lim, David Spencer, Teneel Van Zyl, Alexis West, Christopher Tomkinson, Kent Green.

Barry Crocker, Katy Manning, Rob Guest, Kara Lane, Mark Lee (incomplete) Eureka was nominated for the 2005 Helpmann Award for Best Musical.

Eureka was also nominated for six 2004 Melbourne Green Room Awards for music theatre, with Trudy Dalgleish's lighting winning for Technical Design.