[1] It was established by Leslie Rees, Rex Rienits and Doris Fitton.
Its functions included negotiating productions with theatres, acting as an intermediary in the nomination and collection of royalties, advising theatres and playwrights on scripts, and holding script competitions.
[2][3] Members of the board included names such as Dymphna Cusack and Sumner Locke Elliott.
The Board's most notable achievement was holding a competition which helped unearth Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
In 1940 the Board recommended the following plays for production:[10] In 1953 the Board announced it was acting as agent for the following plays:[11]