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Event No Conscription
Venue Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW
First Date 17 May 1940
Opening Date 17 May 1940
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description An anti-war and anti-conscription play based on the writings of Australian author Rupert Lockwood. This production saw the New Theatre League face the Federal government in a legal censorship case.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Conscription
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Catherine Duncan Adaptor
Rupert Lockwood Author
Victor Arnold Producer
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992. No cast or production list available (except Playwright, Director and Designer) and therefore not entered.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 22381