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Drama Online is a fast-growing study resource which now features over 4,900 playtexts from over 1,900 playwrights, nearly 450 audio plays, 800 hours of video, and nearly 650 scholarly books from leading theatre publishers and companies, offering a complete multimedia experience of theatre.

Our unique Play Tools include Character Grids, Words and Speech graphs, and Part Books, offering new ways to engage with plays for study or performance. Video content is supported by a Transcript Player and Video Clipping functionality.

See below for details on all the collections that are available for subscription on Drama Online.

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Asian Theatre

Video
Interviews, filmed performances, documentaries, rehearsal footage and training videos

Aurora Metro Books

Playtexts
International and translated drama and works by women, Black and Asian writers

BBC Drama Films and Documentaries

Video
Award-winning film adaptations of classic plays, alongside interviews and documentaries

British, American and Australian Theatre

Video
A rich array of biopics, interviews, workshops and filmed performances

Classic Spring Oscar Wilde

Video
Live performances of Oscar Wilde's four Victorian plays from London's West End

Core Collection

Playtexts
From ancient drama and Shakespeare through to contemporary plays

Critical Studies and Performance Practice

Books
800 academic books on theatre craft and criticism and videos on physical actor training

Currency Press: Australian Drama

Playtexts
Plays from Australia's leading performing arts publisher spanning the last 100 years

Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy on Screen

Video
Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest, set in a women's prison with an all-female cast

European Theatre

Video
Rare filmed recordings, archival footage and critical commentaries by leading directors

Focal Press Theatre Books

Books
72 practical and vocational stagecraft titles from this renowned theatre studies imprint

Global Plays Collection 1

Playtexts

Launching February 2025: 100 plays in translation from Methuen Drama

The Hollow Crown

Video
Shakespeare’s historical works on screen, covering five generations of medieval struggle

Ken Rea's The Outstanding Actor

Video
The Outstanding Actor author Ken Rea delivers 10 acting masterclass videos

L.A. Theatre Works

Audio
Over 400 professionally recorded audio plays, including those from leading US playwrights

Maxine Peake as Hamlet

Video
Shakespeare’s most iconic work in a stripped-back, fast-paced and gender-flipped version

National Theatre Collection 1

Video
30 plays from 10 years of NT Live broadcasts, alongside high-quality archive recordings

National Theatre Collection 2

Video
20 performances from Greek legend and Shakespeare to musical theatre

National Theatre Collection 3

Video
20 performances from Everyman to plays about Generation Z

Nick Hern Books

Playtexts
Plays from the UK and Ireland’s preeminent playwrights, as well as exciting new voices

Oberon Books 1

Playtexts
A diverse gathering of canonical and contemporary drama from Britain and around the world

Oberon Books 2

Playtexts
Includes plays by Hassan Abdulrazzak, Howard Barker, Alfred Fagon, Karen Zacarias and many more

Playwrights and Practitioners

Video
Insights into the creative processes of the industry’s most esteemed writers and directors

Playwrights Canada Press

Playtexts
Plays from notable and award-winning authors including Daniel MacIvor and Hannah Moscovitch

RSC Live

Video
Offering students worldwide a seat in the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company theatre

Shakespeare in the Present

Video
A six-hour masterclass with acclaimed master acting teacher Patsy Rodenburg

Shakespeare Video Collection

Video
Behind-the-scenes videos, candid interviews, controversial adaptations and more

Shakespeare's Globe on Screen 1 & 2

Video
Plays recorded live on the Globe stage from leading actors and directors

Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival 1

Video
International performances at the Globe from the 2012 World Shakespeare Festival

Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival 2

Video
10 more productions from All's Well That Ends Well in Gujarati to Julius Caesar in Italian

Shakespeare's Globe to Globe Festival 3

Video
10 more films including A Midsummer Night's Dream in Korean

Shakespeare's Heroes and Villains

Video
Steven Berkoff brings a host of Shakespeare’s most famous characters vividly to life

Stage on Screen

Video
Four high-quality recordings of classic plays staged at the historic Greenwich Theatre

Stratford Festival Shakespeare 1

Video
14 live performances from the largest classical repertory theatre company in North America

Stratford Festival Shakespeare 2

Video
4 live performances from the largest classical repertory theatre company in North America

TCG Books: American Drama

Playtexts
Canonical and contemporary classics from the American stage

Theatre and Performance History

Reference
Major reference works in theatre history, theory, practice and legacy spanning the last century

Theatre Making and Performance Training

Video
Classes, documentaries and interviews on auditioning, vocal training and stage combat

Theatre Performance and Practice

Video
Seven educational videos on creating theatre from inception through to performance