AustLit
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To sum up, while the Second World War, among other things, put forward many obstacles for Australian theatre, it also gave Australian playwrights, like Dorothy Blewett, the opportunity to explore and produce theatre that showed more content that was relevant to Australia, its people and the trying times in which they were living.
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For more information..
If you would like to know more about theatre in Australia during the twentieth century, particularly WWII, Theatre in Australia (made by the National Film Board in 1952) is a good place to start. (In case video doesn't work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QONAuO8oBhM&index=108&list=WL)
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/QONAuO8oBhM
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Also, Jennifer Radbourne wrote a thesis called, Little Theatre: Its Development, Since World War II, In Australia, With Particular Reference To QLD. Here's the link if you want to read it: http://www.artstheatre.com.au/upload/jenniferradbournethesis.pdf
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