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History
The New Theatre's One-act Play Competition conditions for entry were for plays that were authentic reflections of national life and character, limited to five or six characters, with one simple setting and no more than half-an- hour's running time. Nom-de-plumes must be used.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1945
joint winner y
Call Up Your Ghosts
1945
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Z499508
1945
single work
drama
satire
First place shared with Sailor's Girl by Ric Throssell. Judges Nettie Palmer, Hilda Essen, Keith Macartney.
joint winner Sailor's Girl 1945 single work drama
— Appears in: New Theatre Review , December 1945; (p. 10-14) First place shared with Call Up Your Ghosts. Judges Nettie Palmer, Hilda Essen, Keith Macartney.
