Useful Theatre Links
April 28, 2011
Useful links and suggested reading for London and West End Theatre performance and the arts.
Awards
- Olivier Awards Official website
- The Pulitzer Prizes
- The South Bank Sky Arts Awards
- Tony Awards
- Westendtheatre.com Awards section Includes past Olivier, Evening Standard, South Bank, Tony and Pulitzer winners
Broadway
- Broadway Tickets Tickets to Broadway shows
- New York City map and official guide
- The Broadway League
- Time Out New York
Les Miserables Movie
- Les Mis Movie – Facebook Page Les Mis Movie – official Facebook page
- Les Mis Movie – Pinterest Les Mis Movie – Pinterest
- Les Mis Movie – Twitter Profile Les Mis Movie – official Twitter Profile
- Les Mis Movie – website Les Mis Movie – official website
Plays online
- Books In My Phone Free, out-of-copyright books and plays for mobile phones, including Shakespeare, Wilde and Ibsen
- Project Gutenberg Thousands of free plays to download
- The Eserver Drama Collection Original plays and screenplays available to read online, including George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion and Arms and the Man, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera
- World Public Library Over 750,000+ PDF eBooks and eDocuments
Radio & Podcasts
- Theatre Voice Audio resource about British theatre. Includes review round-ups with leading theatre critics.
Superstar TV
- Book tickets to Jesus Christ Superstar Book tickets to Jesus Christ Superstar UK Arena Tour
- ITV1 Superstar ITV1 | Superstar official site
Theatre History
- Arthur Lloyd.co.uk Comprehensive resource on the history of Music Halls and Theatres
- Arts Archive Database of UK performances from the mid-1990s onwards
- British Library Theatre Archive Project A major project to reinvestigate British theatre history from 1945 to 1968
- George Hoare Archive Famous theatre manager who worked for Stoll Moss Theatres for 68 years from 1929 to 1982
- Intute: Theatre and drama A collection of UK theatre resources and websites
- Peggy Ramsey Archive Archive of the legendary theatrical agent who discovered Joe Orton and many other acclaimed playwrights
- The Mander and Mitchenson Theatre Collection One of the largest collections of theatre and performance related materials in the UK
- The Society for Theatre Research Founded in 1948 to further research in theatre
- The Theatres Trust The government’s adviser on theatres and their preservation and protection
- Theatre Voice A resource for audio about British theatre
- V&A's Theatre Collections The UK’s national collection of material about live performance in the UK
Theatre On Screen
- Digital Theatre Theatre performances to download
- National Theatre Live British theatre broadcast live to cinemas
- Sky Arts Television channel for UK and international arts
Theatre Publications
- Musical Stages British musical theatre magazine
- Plays International Bi-monthly magazine about London and world theatre
- The Stage
- Theatre Record News and national drama critics’ reviews of London and UK productions
West End Theatre History
- Arthur Lloyd.co.uk Comprehensive resource on the history of Music Halls and Theatres
- The Theatres Trust The government’s adviser on theatres and their preservation and protection
