A streaming service for UK higher education, containing a searchable archive of over 2 million TV and radio broadcasts dating back to the 1990s. New broadcasts added daily. Record from 75+ channels, create clips, search transcripts, compile playlists and more.
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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.
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 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.
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.
Contains the full text of more than 1,700 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 200 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries.
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.
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.