Description

Drama Online Playtexts is a comprehensive digital collection of dramatic literature available by subscription to academic and cultural institutions. The platform aggregates thousands of classic, contemporary, and translated play scripts from leading publishers including Methuen Drama, The Arden Shakespeare, Faber and Faber, Nick Hern Books, Aurora Metro Books, Currency Press, Playlab Theatre, Oberon Books, Playwrights Canada Press, and TCG Books. Offerings range from ancient Greek tragedies to modern award-winning American, British, Canadian, Australian, and global drama.

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Academic institutions, Librarians, Institutional library subscription and Drama and theatre research

Description

Traverse Theatre is a performing arts organization and venue based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Through its Script Shop, the theatre offers published playtexts, scripts, CDs, and merchandise from both current and previous productions, providing audiences, theatre enthusiasts, and readers with official show-related materials and standard delivery services.

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theatre enthusiasts, playwrights and actors, purchasing published playtexts and scripts and buying show-related merchandise from theatre productions

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Drama Online is an educational resource from Bloomsbury designed for teaching, learning, and research in drama and the performing arts. It provides access to over 5,700 playtexts, more than 800 hours of streaming video, 450 audio plays, and over 1,000 scholarly books. Content spans works from Methuen Drama, The Arden Shakespeare, Faber, and Nick Hern Books, with media from partners including the National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe, and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Students, Academics, Drama teaching and learning and Academic theatre research