Adapted for theatre from Phyl Lobl’s original creation, "Dames and Daredevils for Democracy" uses song, drama and intensive research to present snapshots of some of the women* who were vital to the Australian struggle for women’s right to vote and to stand for elected office - something that Australia led the world in.

Our home-grown suffragists – who assisted the English suffragettes with their fight for ballot-box gender equality - are not household names like the Pankhurst sisters but their battles were as intense. Growing from the social attitudes and moral expectations of the time they fought a fight that was distinctly Australian, frequently touched with a disarming larrikinism, often leading the world in thought and actions, and as tough as colonial sisters had to be. Theirs is a splendid history.

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Director: Jan Nary.

Musical Director: Ann Bermingham.

Featuring some of Brisbane's outstanding women performers in The Magdalenes.

Diarise it now: Saturday 24th 7pm & Sunday 25th June, 2pm.

Note: You are required to be seated 15 minutes before performance begins. Entry after start time will be limited.

* Women highlighted: Henrietta Dugdale, Edith Cown, Louisa Lawson, Maybanke Anderson, Vida Goldstein, Rose Scott, Margaret Ogg, Dora Montefiore, Muriel Matters, Emma Miller and Alice Blackwell (U.S.)