Peace organizations emerged as a significant social movement in 1930s Britain, and amateur theatre was used in support. A range of original plays were written for amateur performance to further anti-war activities. Winifred Carter’s Moloch, Shirland Quin’s Dragon’s Teeth, Joe Corrie’s And So to War, and The War Memorial by Frank Farnin are among those discussed here – all plays that have now largely been forgotten. This article examines how the interwar amateur drama articulated varied and contrasting themes in war resistance.