The following databases contain a variety of material, including journal articles, for your specific subject area. The brief descriptions beneath the titles will explain what each hold. To access, click on the title.
Offers streamed films of leading British theatre productions for educational use in schools, colleges and universities. Each production is supported by additional content, including interviews with the creative and production teams and written study guides.
Access to the full text of over 4,900 contemporary and historical plays, along with filmed live performances, audio recordings, scholarly books, practical guides and a collection of major reference works, providing context and critical background.
Provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Also includes research reports over 140 policy institutes on climate change, cybersecurity, energy policy, international relations, terrorism, and various public health issues. Primary sources are drawn from libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies around the world including Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets and Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa. Thematic collections focusing on emerging areas of research includes Lives of Literature, Security Studies, and Sustainability.
You can now look for Kanopy films using Library Search. The benefit of this is that it will also search across our other film collections, to make sure that you don't miss out. Simply enter your search terms and select 'Video' from the drop down list at the end of the Library Search bar.
An cross-searchable full-text database of poetry, prose, and drama in English, dating back to the 8th century. Includes literary criticism, author biographies, reference works, and academic journals. Subjects: literary studies, linguistics, and cultural history.
A digital collection of over 500 volumes of Greek and Latin literature with parallel English translations. Covers classical texts from Homer to late antiquity, including philosophy, history, drama, poetry, and oratory. Features include full-text search and tools for citation and annotation
High-definition streaming video of productions from the UK’s National Theatre, alongside digitised archival material such as prompt scripts, costume designs, and production notes. Covers a wide range of classic and contemporary plays, supporting research in theatre, performance, and design.
A comprehensive news database offering full-text access to UK national and regional newspapers, international news sources, trade journals, magazines, and company reports. Coverage includes titles like The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, and The Observer, with daily updates and global scope.
A full-text collection of over 4,700 plays published in the US between 1820 and 1900. Covers a wide range of popular genres including comedies, melodramas, Civil War dramas, temperance plays, as well as plays with all-women or all-black casts.
Access to ebook collections from Palgrave in Theatre and Performance (2010-2013)
A platform for full-text, peer-reviewed books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 400 non-profit publishers, including university presses and scholarly societies.
High-definition recordings of Royal Shakespeare Company productions, filmed at Stratford-upon-Avon. Features performances of major plays such as Hamlet and King Lear, with leading actors and directors.
The largest collection of resources relating to Samuel Beckett, including manuscripts, correspondence, stage files, and artwork. Offers facsimiles, transcriptions, and tools for textual analysis, supporting research into the development of his works.
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database, which provides access to academic journals, books, conference proceedings, and patents from 1788–present.
Advanced Features: citation analysis, author profiles, journal metrics; data export and analysis, search alerts.
Features over 1,000 rare prompt books from the Folger Shakespeare Library, documenting how Shakespeare’s plays were staged from the 17th to 20th centuries. Includes annotated scripts, playbills, costume designs, music scores, and production notes, offering insight into historical performance practices in the UK, US, and beyond.
An annual publication of leading international Shakespeare scholarship, covering criticism, performance, and textual studies from 1948 to 2015. Each volume focuses on a specific theme or play and includes reviews of major British productions and critical works, richly illustrated with production images.
A searchable collection of play texts from the 1890s to the present, featuring works by over 300 playwrights from across the English-speaking world. Includes a wide range of dramatic styles and themes, with representation of postcolonial, women’s, and community theatre alongside canonical and lesser-known works.
A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of academic journal articles, books and conference proceedings covering all subjects, dating back to 1900. Web of Science consists of multiple different databases including the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Features: citation analysis, researcher profiles, journal metrics, search alerts.