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The New Theatre was founded in Sydney in 1932 and Melbourne in 1936.

"The New Theatre Movement has its roots in the Workers Theatre Movement of England in the 1920s and the New Theatre of America. These movements were frankly affiliated with the Communist Party and the emphasis was firmly on the class struggle, using the agitprop style of the Soviets. Following the American trend, workers theatre groups sprang up in the Australian capitals: the Workers Art Club in Sydney, the Workers Theatre Groups in Melbourne and Perth."
See Ken Harper 'The useful theatre: the New Theatre movement in Sydney and Melbourne 1935-1983', Meanjin, March 1984.

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  • 'Marx School Lecture', Guardian, The Guardian, Melbourne, 15 August 1947. [ | Details... ]

Book Sections

  • Milner, Andrew, 'Radical Intellectuals: an unacknowledged legislature?', in Verity Bergman and Jenny Lee (eds), Constructing a culture: a people's history of Australia since 1788, McPhee Gribble/ Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 259-84. [ | Details... ]

Constitutions

Essays

  • New Theatre, Art and propaganda, The first 15 years. [ | Details... ]

Journal Articles

  • Harper, Ken, 'The useful theatre: the New Theatre movement in Sydney and Melbourne 1935-1983', Meanjin, vol. 43, no. 1, University of Melbourne, Parkville, March 1984, pp. 56-71. [ | Details... ]

Newspaper Articles

  • 'What's on', Guardian, The Guardian, Melbourne, 15 August 1947. [ | Details... ]
  • 'New Willis play at New Theatre', Guardian, The Guardian, Melbourne, August 15 1947. [ | Details... ]
  • 'Clifford Odets play for New Theatre', Guardian, February 27, The Guardian, Melbourne, 1948. [ | | Details... ]
  • 'Another festival of Soviet films', Guardian, February 20, The Guardian, Melbourne, 1948, p. 1. [ | | Details... ]
  • 'Famous Soviet film 'Mother' at New Theatre June 14-29', Guardian, June 10, The Guardian, Melbourne, 1949, p. 4. [ | | Details... ]

Pamphlets

  • New Theatre Review, New Theatre Club., Melbourne, May 1943, 2 pp. [ | Details... ]

Songs

  • Diamond, Dick, Selections from Reedy river - Liner Notes, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Widgeegoweera Joe, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Click go the shears, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Eumerella shore, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Reedy river, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Old black billy, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Banks of the Condamine, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Reedy lagoon, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Ballad of '91, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Diamond, Dick, Selections from Reedy river - Cover Image, Diaphon, 1955. [ | Details... ]
  • Dick, Diamond, Four little Johnny cakes, 1955. [ | Details... ]

See also

  • 'Workers' art club', Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), 6 August 1932. [ | Details... ]

Created: 1 December 2004, Last modified: 28 June 2005