Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Workers' Education Dramatic Society
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- WEA Dramatic Society
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1930-1941
History
The Workers' Education Dramatic Society existed in Brisbane from 1930 to 1941, its beginnings in 1929 when a course in dramatic art was introduced to the Workers' Education Association of Queensland. It produced social and political dramas and pursued an educational role, promoting drama with an emphasis on peace and women's rights. . It made serious efforts to encourage Australian playwrights. Regarded by the Queensland government as promoting a dangerous and minority view, led to the demise of the Society in 1941.