BFI
Online Scripts - this site list online site concerned with
film scripts
British
Library - The British Library has extensive collections of
plays from many parts of the world. In particular, it has especially
rich collections of modern British texts, which derive from its
special status as a Legal Deposit library
dbda -
The Community Safety Business Publish Theatre in Education
scripts
Doollee.com -
his site lists information on over 25.000 Plays produced
or published in English since 1956, the year when John Osborne's
Look Back in Anger was first performed at the Royal Court in
London . Doollee also provides details on over 7,000 Playwrights
with links to Agents, Theatres and Bookstores.
Drama
script -
Dramascript is a place where playwrights and publishers can list
their plays and dramatists can review them. People producing
plays can list nights they are playing, and more. And it's all
free.
eServer
Drama Collection - This site contains a collection
of original plays and screenplays, criticism and links to other
sites concerned
with
theatre. It
publishes both classic and contemporary works, and would be delighted
to consider your work if you'd care to submit it to our editors
for review.
Fox
Plays - allow you to search by type, cast
and duration
Guide
to World Drama -
an on-line guide detailing
the works of major dramatists complete with a brief synopsis
of their published works. This is a guide in progress!
Kidsplay -
this American site offers age appropriate plays for children
ages 7-17
Lazy
Bee Scripts by
- this site includes a number of play scripts
designed for junior schools.
Methuen
Student Edition series offer a useful introduction
to selected play texts. Each edition offers a chronology of the
playwright's life and work, an introduction giving the background
to the play, a discussion of themes and characters, an outline
of plot and structure, notes on individual words and phrases
in the text, photographs from both stage and film productions,
suggestions for further reading.
Plays4Theatre -
Playwright's co-operative. On this site you'll find a full
catalogue of theatre play scripts
plus details of the playwrights and authors. If you're a member
of a professional or amateur theatre group or dramatic society
you can order acting editions of play scripts and if you decide
to stage a production you can arrange performing licences by
email or regular mail
Project
Gutenburg -an electronic collection of plays and novels
out of copyright
Samuel
French Theatre Bookshop -
the best source for play scripts in London at: 52, Fitzroy
Street, London W1P 6JR (020 7387 9373)
School
Shows -
arrange plays by cast and give information on royalties
Scripts
for schools - this sitehas expanded from an initial 10
published scripts in 1988, to 111in 2003 script titles.
The scripts are aimed at many different reading levels
(primary, intermediate, teen and adult), and encompass different
curriculum areas such as social studies, science, and literature.
The Theatre
Guide - an excellent directory (book), that lists most playwrights
and plays with useful biographies and descriptions of major
plays. It also makes useful links between them.Compiled by
Trevor R. Griffiths, published by A& C black. ISBN:
0-7136-6171-2
Theatre
Museum - Britain's National Museum of the Performing
Arts contains all the key collections on the British stage. This
site
explains
the V&A's role in representing all the live performing
arts, including drama, dance, opera, musical theatre, circus,
puppetry, music hall and live art. The V&A also holds an
online national video archive of stage performances.
The
Play Guide - allows you to search by play title and then
gives you cast information
- this site includes a number of play scripts
designed for junior schools.