Drama On An Air Force Station

New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 231, 26 November 1943, Page 16

Drama On An Air Force Station

| IKE the Army Education and Wel- | fare Service (A.E.W.S.), the 'R.N.Z.A.F. Education and Welfare Service is expanding its activities to include a wide variety of entertainment and education, with due emphasis on self-expression. Having inaugurated an A.ELW.S. Forces Request session, which is broadcast every Friday evening, Station 2ZA in Palmerston North is now co-operating with the Education Officer of one of our largest Air Force stations in the production of plays and concerts for broadcasting. A beginning, so far as Air Force personnel is concerned, will be made this Saturday evening, November 27, when a humorous play produced by the Dramatic Club of an Air Force Station, will be broadcast. This Dramatic Club consists of airmen and WAAFS of all tanks, some of whom have had previous experience in dramatic and radio work. Most of the players, however, have had no experience, but are very keen, and it is evident, says the Education Officer (F/L W. C. Thomas), that there is a large amount of latent talent on the station. A couple of the members have had some experience of radio work; two others have produced and taken part in teachers’ training college and university plays; one was a member of the Dunedin

Shakespeare. Club, and a number of others have taken part in school and college plays. The accompanying photograph shows the group from the dramatic club who will produce an adaptation (by F/L Thomas), of Eden Philpott’s famous one-act comedy, "Something To Talk About," from 2ZA on November 27. Reading from left to right, the players are: (seated) F/L W. C. Thomas, Miss D. Lynch, F/L H. D. Wilson, Miss E. Mather, P/O W. Keay. (standing) A.C.2 A. G. Ellis, A.C.2 C. A. Roseveare.