Useful links and suggested reading for London and West End Theatre performance and the arts.
AWARDS
Ian Charleson Awards Website celebrating the annual Ian Charleson Awards for young British actors
Olivier Awards Official website
The South Bank Sky Arts Awards
Westendtheatre.com Awards section Includes past Olivier, Evening Standard, South Bank, Tony and Pulitzer winners
BROADWAY
Broadway.com Broadway Tickets
New York City map and official guide
NewYork.com – Broadway Tickets Tickets to Broadway Shows
CINEMA SCREENINGS
Digital Theatre Digital Theatre
National Theatre LIVE National Theatre LIVE
RSC Live from Stratford-upon-Avon RSC Live from Stratford-upon-Avon
PARTNERS
Visit Gay London Website for gay visitors to London
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.
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
Plays International Bi-monthly magazine about London and world theatre
Theatre Record News and national drama critics’ reviews of London and UK productions
THEATRE SITES
OfficialTheatre.com A useful website about London Theatres
