Theatre, drama by country, the history of theatre; companies, genres; a guide to websites
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U
American theater
Ancient theatre
Auditions
British theatre
Broadway
Carnival
Children’s theatre
Circuses
Clowns, jesters
Epic theatre
Experimental theatre
Absurdist theatre
The Theatre of the Absurd
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre of the Absurd
Wikipedia
‘Absurdist’ playwrights
Samuel Beckett, Wikipedia entry.
Actor and actress directories, casting agents, auditions……
The Actor Site
Actor’s Index
For actors (18 and over) who work the LA Market.
For parents of young actors who work the LA Market.
American stage actors; entries in Wikipedia.
British stage actors; entries in Wikimedia.
Royal National Theatre Company members.
Stage actors; entries from Wikipedia.
Wikipedia entries on actors and acting.
American theatre
See: US Theater, New York Theater
Ancient theatre
See also: Ancient Greek and Roman theatre, drama, playwrights; a guide to websites.
Wikipedia entry on ancient Greek theatre.
Auditions
Auditions Free
Daily updated list of casting calls and auditions for various projects such as films, student films, theater and plays.
The Stage: Jobs/Auditions (U.K.)
Backstage: Auditions & Casting Calls, Talent Seeking, Advice (U.S.)
Australian theatre
Australian Theatre
The history of Australian theatre online. Articles and an historical database of Australian names associated with the theatre in Australia.
Australian Stage Online
Theatre news, reviews, interviews and what’s on around Australia.
HAT- the History of Australian Theatre on line
Contains articles on Australian theatre history and a 3000 entry historical database of people associated with it.
AussieTheatre.com
News, discussion, reviews and more.
Theatre companies in Australia, a list from Wikipedia.
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne
Live Theatre in Melbourne
A gateway to live theatre performances in Melbourne, provided by Arts Victoria.
Awards
Bhasabharathi
An Institute of unique vision, a national centre of excellence to preserve, promote and propagate the cultural heritage of Kerala. Bhasabharathi is an Institute organized and undertaken by a group of researchers in the field of theatre and allied performing arts.
Belarus theatre
A Guide to theatre in Belarus.
Belarus Free Theatre, Wikipedia entry.
Berkoff, Stephen. Stephen Berkoff short biography.
Broadway
See also: Musicals
Talkin’ Broadway
On Broadway/off Broadway discussion, history, shows.
Theater Mania
Broadway tickets and discount tickets for Broadway shows.
Banraku
Burlesque
Glitzkrieg Burlesque Bombshells
British theatre, a guide to websites.
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Cabaret
Cabaret. CabaretWeb
National Cabaret Archive, Netherlands
Wikipedia entry on cabaret theatre.
Canadian theatre
Ex Machina – Robert Lepage
Versatile in every form of theatre craft, Robert Lepage is equally talented as a director, scenic artist, playwright, actor and film director. Contemporary history is his source of inspiration, and his modern and unusual work transcends all boundaries.
The Stratford Festival of Canada
Theatre Museum Canada
Welcome to Theatre Museum Canada, the only museum devoted to celebrating the performing arts heritage of Canada.
Theatre Museum Canada YouTube channel.
Interviews with actors and directors.
ArtsAlive.c.a. Théâtre Français
National Theatre School of Canada
Wikipedia entry on Canadian theatre.
Carnival, carnivals
Carnivals. Rio de Janiero, Trinidad, London, San Francisco, New Orleans, etc.
La Commedia dell’Arte, Panatone, Harlequin, Pucinella, I Dottori.
Chinese theatre
Chinese theatre, Wikipedia entry.
A list of theatres in China, from Wikipedia.
Chinese Theatre Index
Decoration, costume and symbolic design in Chinese theatre.
Chinese Theatre Circle
Preserving and promoting Chinese Opera, drama, dance, and music.
Chinese Theatre Works
Chinese Theatre Works is a non-profit theatre company whose mission is to preserve and promote the traditional Chinese performing arts.
National Centre for the Performing Arts
Children’s theatre
Birmingham Children’s Theatre, US.
Polka Children’s Theatre, Wimbleton, London
Children’s Theatre, Cincinatti.
Children’s Theater Company, Minneapolis
Howick Children’s & Youth Theatre, NZ
Theatre for Kids in Auckland at The PumpHouse Theatre, Takapuna, NZ
AITA/IATA World Festival of Children’s Theatre
Why children’s theatre matters. The Guardian
Children’s Theatre Plays
Stageplays for children, young audiences, schools and families.
Polka Children’s Theatre, Britain
Circuses
Circus acts / circus performance webring. A family site.
Circus World Museum. State Historical Society of Wisconsin
International Circus Festival of Budapest
Moscow Circus (Bolshoi Circus)
Russian Art Circus. Nikolaev’s circus family. Cirque du Soleil
Classical Greek and Roman
See also: Classical Greek and Roman drama, playwrights, a guide to websites.
Classical Ancient/Greek theatre/Hellenic theatre
The Perseus Project
Clowns, jesters, fools
The history of the jester; Wikipedia entry.
World Clown Association
The World Clown Association exists to serve the needs of the members of the Association, to serve the needs of local affiliate clown alleys, and to promote the art.
The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary
Commedia dell’Arte
Commedia dell’Arte (Arlechino, Arlequinno, Columbine)
Websites and information page, with discussion.
Wikipedia entry on Commedia dell’Arte
Comedy
Comedy of manners, Wikipedia entry.
Daily Comedy
A social network for comedians and aspiring comedians.
Romantic comedy, Wikipedia entry.
Companies
Theatre companies in the United States. Wikipedia
Covent Garden Theatre Museum, V&A theatre collection,London.
D
Demain le Printemps. Association Tomorrow Spring,
a French-Belarus theatre company, as well as an information, artistic and cultural events centre. Tomorrow Spring was created by actors and directors, French and Belarus, in the Academy of Arts at Minsk.
Directors
Stage directors.
Wikipedia theatre director name entries.
Donmar Warehouse, London
Started under the artistic direction of Sam Mendes in October 1992, the theatre has become a leader in London’s performing arts community.
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English drama
English Renaissance theatre, Wikipedia entry.
Epic theatre
The International Brecht Society
Bertolt Brecht, Wikipedia entry.
Epic Theatre, Wikipedia entry.
Ex Machina – Robert Lepage
Versatile in every form of theatre craft, Robert Lepage is equally talented as a director, scenic artist, playwright, actor and film director. Contemporary history is his source of inspiration, and his modern and unusual work transcends all boundaries.
Experimental theatre
Experimental Theater Wing
The Experimental Theatre Wing is dedicated to initiating students into the artistic process through the medium of theatre.
TheatreForum
An international theatre journal.
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Festivals
See: Arts Festivals
Frantic Assembly. London-based physical theatre.
French theatre
See: French theatre, a list of websites
G
See: German theatre, a list of websites
Globe Theatre
Shakespeare’s reconstructed Globe Theatre in London.
Greek theatre, ancient Greek theatre
See also: Classical literature, ancient Greek plays, playwrights.
Greek Theater
A site designed to provide a brief introduction to Ancient Greek Theater, and to provide tools for further research.
Greek and Roman Theatre. Perseus Project.
Greek Theatre Index
General Characteristics of the Attic Drama. An overview of ancient Greek theatre and analysis of its defining qualities.
Theatre of ancient Greece, Wikipedia entry.
Ellinto Theatre
Promoting Greek culture worldwide by expanding the temporal, spatial and social boundaries of Hellenic Theatre. The Ellinto Theatre was founded by actor, writer, producer Yannis Simonides and his colleagues in 1979, and ever since it has served Greek and English speaking audiences with acclaimed productions in the USA and internationally. The company has sought to approach the classical, medieval and contemporary Hellenic repertory with discipline, delight and occasional irreverence.
G
Grotowski, Jerzy. Jerzy Grotowski, Wikipedia entry.
H
The Royal Haymarket Theatre, London
Image archives
The American Theatre Archive Project
Indian theatre
Classical Indian literature,
with a variety of classical Sanskrit plays.
Wikipedia entry on theatre in India.
International theatre organizations, directories
International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts
Société Internationale des Bibliothèques et des Musées des Arts du Spectacle
ITI (International Theatre Institute)
ITI is an international non-governmental theatre organization, founded in Prague in 1948.
Israeli theatre
Clipa
A leading Israel visual theater group.
The Cameri Theatre of Tel-Aviv
Israel Musicals. Musical Theatre in Israel
Theatres in Israel by city, Wikipedia
Italian theatre
Italian theatre websites, a directory.
Official London Theatre YouTube Channel
Japanese theatre
History of Japanese theatre – costumes, stage.
Ishinha
Official web site of Theatre company Ishinha, an Osaka based theatre company founded in 1970 under the direction of Yukichi Matsumoto.
Japanese Traditional Theatre
Noah, Kabuki, Bankru, Edo Period, etc. From Schauwakecker’s Guide to Japan.
Kabuki
Information and resources on the Kabuki form of traditional Japanese theatre, from FragranceX.
Kabuki 21
The art, the plays, the great stars of today, the legends of the past, the theaters, the history and traditions of Kabuki.
SPAC. Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Kabuki
Kabuki 21
The art, the plays, the great stars of today, the legends of the past, the theaters, the history and traditions of Kabuki.
Kabuki
Information and resources on the Kabuki form of traditional Japanese theatre, from FragranceX.
Jewish theatre
Jewish Theatre
A website promoting Jewish theatre and performing arts worldwide.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Journals
Backstage. Articles, casting notices.
Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism
JTD – Journal of Theatre and Drama, Haifa
PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art
TheatreForum
An international theatre journal.
L
Lee Strasberg and The Theatre Group. Method acting.
The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute
M
The Magdalena Project
An international network of women in contemporary theatre. This web site provides a virtual meeting place for those involved and a source of information about current activities. With members in all continents, they organize festivals and workshop, provide networking and information sharing opportunities, and publish reports and newsletters. Photo gallery, archives, people.
Medieval theatre
Medieval and Renaissance theatre.
Luminarium
Medieval Theatre. Medieval Chronicles
Medieval theatre. Britannica.com
Medieval theatre, Wikipedia entry.
Mime
Wikipedia entry on the mime artist.
Marcel Marceau, Wikipedia entry.
Monologues
Monologues.
The Monologue Archive
Musicals
Musicals, Music Theatre, a guide to websites.
N
Netherlands
New York theatres
New York Library for the Performing Arts
New York City Guide Magazine
Broadway theatre.
New York Times Theater section. Reviews.
Playbill On-Line
Source for Broadway theatre.
Talkin’ Broadway
On Broadway/off Broadway discussion, history, shows.
Theater Mania
Broadway tickets and discount tickets for Broadway shows
New York Theater Workshop YouTube Channel
O
Organizations
International Theatre Institute
The world organization for the performing arts.
P
Pantomime
It’s Behind You
Pantomime history, articles, facts and web links.
Performance art
Women in theatre and performance art.List of performance artists.
Wikipedia
Famous performance artists
Photographs of stars from the golden age of the theatre, 1880-1920.
Plays, playwrights
African theater, drama, and theatrical plays online.
Children’s Theatre Plays: Plays for Children
Doollee.com
The playwrights database of modern plays.
Playwrights; a guide to famous playwrights.
Plays and Playwrights
A database offering virtually every play currently published in the English language.
Puppet theatre
See also: Puppetry, puppet theatre; a guide to websites.
Punch and Judy, Wikipedia entry.
Punch and Judy College of Professors
Prof. Glyn Edward’s Punch and Judy Pitch
R
Radio drama
Radio Drama. Independent Radio Drama (IRD),
Britain’s leading radio drama producer.
Radio Echoes
Listen to thousands of radio dramas and programs from the past. An audio archive.
Reviews
London Theatre reviews, London Theatre Guide
London Theatre Reviews from the West End
The Telegraph theatre reviews.
The American Theatre Critics Association, Inc.
London Theatre Reviews. LondonTheatre.co.uk
Critics’ Choice Theatre Reviews. Time Out London
New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews
Theatre Reviews Limited
Reviews of Broadway and off-Broadway shows currently running.
Guardian.co.uk
Latest theatre reviews on the Stage site of guardian.co.uk.
The New York Times
Theatre reviews.
Russian theatre
See: Russian Theatre
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Schools, colleges, academies
See: Schools, performing arts courses
US performing arts schools
Yale University School of Drama
Shakespeare websites, a guide.
Stagecraft
Association of British Theatre Technicians
Stagecraft
Wikipedia entry.
Stage design
Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT).
US Institute for Theater Technology (USITT)
The Stage Theatre News Reviews and Auditions.The Stage Newspaper (UK)
Publishing for the entertainment industry since 1880.
Stage management
The Online Resource for Stage Managers
Stage Managers’ Association, U.S.
Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeyevich
Konstantin Stanislavski, Wikipedia entry.
Stanislavsky Theatre Studio, U.S.
Stanislavsky and method acting, an online forum.
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Technique, theatre technique.
Wikipedia entry.
Theatre Library
The performing arts web site directory.
Theatre Library Association, New York.
A non-profit, educational organization established in 1937 to promote the collection, preservation and use of theatrical and performing arts materials.
Theatre of the oppressed
Augusto Boal, Wikipedia entry.
Theater of The Oppressed Laboratory
Tickets for theatres in Britain. Ticketlinks
Tragedy
Classical literature, ancient Greek and Roman drama, dramatists; a guide to websites.
Greek Theater
A brief introduction to Ancient Greek Theatre.
Theatre of ancient Greece.
Wikipedia entry.
Tragedy
Wikipedia entry.
Shakespearean tragedy
Wikipedia entry on Shakespearean tragedy.
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