Links Database: Keyword theater
- Base Trade: Theater as Prostitution
- http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/elh/v060/60.4lenz.html
- Lenz, Joseph. "Base Trade: Theater As Prostitution." Early Literary History 60.4 (1993): 833-855. Lenz explores the use of prostitution as a metaphor for the theatrical experience during Shakespeare's time:
- keywords: theater, prostitution
- valid as of 2005-09-07
Biographical Index of English Drama Before 1660- http://shakespeareauthorship.com/bd/
- David Kathman has developed "a complete annotated list of all playwrights, actors, patrons, musicians, and miscellaneous other people active in English drama before 1660":
- keywords: biographical, drama, renaissance, index, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- California Shakespeare Theater
- http://www.calshakes.org/
- Orinda, California. Visit the well-designed website of the Calfornia Shakespeare Theater at:
- keywords: performance, review, theater
- valid as of 2005-10-21
- Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare
- http://shakespeare.ca/
- The Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare site, based out of the University of Geulph, includes information on the Sanders portrait (a possible portrait of Shakespeare found in Ontario, Canada), links to other Shakespeare-related sites, and a substantial amount of information on Canadian Shakespeare productions and adaptations:
- keywords: adaptation, canada, performance, portrait, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project (CASP)
- http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/
- CASP is the first research project of its kind anywhere in the world devoted to the systematic exploration and documentation of the ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted into a national, multicultural theatrical practice. On this site you will find a wealth of learning, teaching, and research resources related to how Shakespeare has been adapted into (and out of) Canadian theatre.
- keywords: actor, canada, education, interview, performance, theater
- valid as of 2005-11-09
- Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
- http://www.canadiantheatre.com/
- The Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia from Athabasca University provides information about Canadian companies and actors, including those who specialize in Shakespeare:
- keywords: encyclopedia, theater, companies, actors, canada
- valid as of 2005-09-12
- Curtain Rising
- http://www.curtainrising.com/
- Curtain Rising, part of playsonthenet.com, is a searchable theater directory for theaters in America and around the world.
- keywords: companies, international, performance, theater
- valid as of 2008-02-25
- Department of Theatre & Film Studies - The Tempest
- http://drama.uga.edu/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=28&page=2
- A fascinating experiment with computer technology producing an animated Ariel in real time as part of a production of The Tempest at the University of Georgia:
- keywords: film, tempest, tmp, theater, ariel
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Early Modern Plays in London
- http://homepage.mac.com/tomdalekeever/earlymodern.html
- This table created by Tom Dale Keever organizes the most accurate available data on the performance of Early Modern English drama in London from 1576, when the first public playhouse was constructed, until 1642, when the playhouses were closed by Parliament. Data can be sorted by Title, Date, Playwright, Company, and Theater. This HTML page can be downloaded and converted to a word-processable tabled document or to a database like MS Excel so that individuals can work with the data however they please:
- keywords: performance, theater, company, playwrights, london, globe, chamberlain's men, king's men
- valid as of 2007-07-03
- London Theatre Shows
- http://www.thisistheatre.com/
- This site contains information about past and current London, England Shakespeare and non-Shakespeare stage productions. It also includes links to UK theaters and companies:
- keywords: archive, companies, london, performance, theater, uk
- valid as of 2008-02-25
- Masterpiece Theatre | The Merchant of Venice
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/
- PBS screened a version of The Merchant of Venice . The website has everything from essays and interviews to a short extract of the Shylock defense scene:
- keywords: essays, interviews, merchant of venice, mv, shylock, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-09
REED Presents: WWW Links for Theatre History and Early Music 2- http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/stage.html
- Records of Early English Drama has extensive links to Medieval, Shakespeare and paleographical sites of interest on their WWW Links for Theatre History and Early Music 2 page:
- keywords: drama, renaissance, history, medieval, music, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Shakespeare 4 Kidz
- http://www.shakespeare4kidz.com
- The goal of Shakespeare 4 Kidz is to create a stimulating, engaging and accessible session in which young children are introduced to their very first Shakespearean story. Their site includes information on their touring theatre company, as well as Shakespeare links, teacher resources, games and quizzes:
- keywords: kids, teaching, theater, games, links
- valid as of 2007-03-07
- Shakespeare Festivals and Theaters
- http://www.shakespearefellowship.org/linksfestivals.htm
- This detailed and comprehensive list of Shakespeare theater companies and festivals lists primarily American companies, but many international companies are also included:
- keywords: canada, companies, international, festivals, national, performance, theater, usa
- valid as of 2007-01-16
- Shakespeare Santa Cruz
- http://www.shakespearesantacruz.org/
- Santa Cruz, California. Some photographs from recent performances can be found on the Shakespeare Santa Cruz website:
- keywords: performances, production, company, theater
- valid as of 2005-10-21
- Shakespeare and The Globe: Then and Now
- http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/index2.html
- Encyclopedia Britannica's Shakespeare and The Globe: Then and Now site takes an extensive look at the life and times of Shakespeare. The site contains more than 500 articles and essays, which are illustrated with more than 200 photographs, drawings, and maps, as well as several dozen audio and video recordings:
- keywords: drawings, essays, maps, photographs, theater, encyclopedia
- valid as of 2005-10-05
- Shakespeare's Globe Center (USA) Center for Globe Research
- http://www.sgc.umd.edu/
- The Shakespeare Globe Centre (USA) at the University of Maryland. The site has archived documents dedicated to Americans' commitment to the building of the Globe Theatre in London. It also includes instructions on how to build a scale model of the Globe:
- keywords: globe, theater, america, building
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London
- http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/
- The official site of the modern Globe Theatre in London:
- keywords: globe, london, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Templeman Library Theatre Collections
- http://library.kent.ac.uk/library/special/Development%20Area/theatre.htm
- This site contains Victorian and Edwardian performance records for Shakespearean and non-Shakespearean plays. Records are categorized by theater and often include cast and crew members, but unfortunately, most of the artifacts are not available online:
- keywords: actors, melville, performance, theater
- valid as of 2008-02-25
- The Elizabethan Theatre
- http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/englisch/shakespeare/
- This site contains a lecture by Professor Hilda D. Speare on the topic of Elizabethan Theatre:
- keywords: theater, elizabethan, speare
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- The Institute of Outdoor Drama
- http://www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor/
- The Institute of Outdoor Drama website lists outdoor historical and religious dramas as well as production information for over sixty outdoor Shakespeare festivals. It also has a locator map (so you know where to go...approximately) as well as links to each theatre's website (should they have one):
- keywords: drama, historical, theater
- valid as of 2005-10-21
- The Mander and Mitchenson Theatre Collection
- http://www.mander-and-mitchenson.co.uk/
- The Raymond Mander and Joe Mitchenson Theatre Collection is one of the largest collections of theater and performance related materials in the UK. Their website offers a picture gallery of over 300 Shakespearean and non-Shakespearean images, as well as other various artifacts located in their collection:
- keywords: archive, images, performance, theater, uk
- valid as of 2008-02-25
- The National Theatre Homepage
- http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
- London, England. The "Education" section on the National Theatre website provides Adobe Acrobat files that introduce the plays being performed:
- keywords: education, england, theater, london
- valid as of 2005-09-12
- The Old Globe
- http://www.theoldglobe.org/
- San Diego, California. The Old Globe website describes their upcoming plays for this year's Shakespeare Festival and lists the cast for their previous productions:
- keywords: cast, performances, theater, company
- valid as of 2006-06-14
- The Resurgence Theatre Company
- http://www.resurgence.on.ca/
- Newmarket, Ontario. The Resurgence Theatre Company's mandate is "to resurge the classics and ignite new and contemporary works while utilizing the surging energy of young and established artists alike." This site includes photos of earlier productions:
- keywords: company, theater, canada, newmarket, ontario, resurgence
- valid as of 2005-10-20
- The Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival
- http://www.shakespeareonthesaskatchewan.com/
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival homepage lists their upcoming productions, past productions, and offers staff information:
- keywords: festival, theater, saskatchewan, canada
- valid as of 2006-06-01
- The bremer shakespeare company
- http://www.shakespeare-company.com/
- The bsc has now staged 40 Shakespeare productions, all plays being presented in new translations, in addition to premiering many new contemporary works. The bsc has toured nationally and internationally (Finland, Poland, Austria, Estonia, Italy, England, Liechtenstein, and India). Most of the site is in German:
- keywords: deutschland, germany, performance, theater
- valid as of 2008-03-25
- Theatre Central
- http://www.playbill.com/theatrecentral/sites/category/2049
- Theatre Central is a well maintained and comprehensive meta-site on theatre; the site also contains a news section:
- keywords: index, theater, festivals, links
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Theatre Database
- http://www.theatredatabase.com/
- Information and articles on Ancient, Medieval, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th century theater is included on this site. Unfortunately, there are distracting advertisements:
- keywords: ancient, biographies, history , theater
- valid as of 2008-02-25
- Theatre Museum of Waseda University
- http://www.waseda.jp/enpaku/index-e.html
- Waseda University's Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum is dedicated to the memory of Tsubouchi Shoyo, the first person to translate Shakespeare's plays into Japanese. An English version of this site exists alongside the Japanese one:
- keywords: theater, japan, japanese, translation, tsubouchi
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Theatre Resources from Artslynx
- http://www.artslynx.org/theatre/index.htm
- Artslynx International Theatre Resources, includes a list of "this month in theatre history" and contains links to everything from acting and performance resources to puppetry. This site also includes a section devoted to Shakespeare links:
- keywords: history, international, performance, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-09
- Theatre at UBC Study Guides
- http://www.theatre.ubc.ca/season/study_guides.htm
- The University of British Columbia provides an excellent study guide for Measure for Measure to accompany their 2003 production:
- keywords: british, guide, measure for measure, mm, theater, ubc
- valid as of 2005-09-12
- University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/
- The Collection is dedicated to the study of British theater and holds a vast collection of performance artifacts from theaters, actors, designers and much more. The site includes archive records of the Old Vic theater that includes many Shakespearean artifacts. Many artifacts are available online:
- keywords: archive, artifacts, images, costume, database, performance, theater, vic
- valid as of 2008-02-25
- William Hazlitt's Theater Criticism
- http://prometheus.cc.emory.edu/panels/5D/C.Harris.html
- Harris, Colin. "'Polite Conversation': Performance, Politics, and National Unity in William Hazlitt's Theater Criticism." Prometheus Unplugged, 1996. A discussion of Hazlitt's part in the transformation of theater and Shakespearean criticism by Romantic ideas:
- keywords: criticism, performance, politics, theater, theatre, william
- valid as of 2005-09-07
- Cibber's Richard III
- http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=richIII_cibber&PagePosition=1
- The tragical history of King Richard III as it is acted at the Theatre Royal. London: Printed for B. Lintott at the Middle temple-gate, in Eleet-street [!], and A. Bettesworth at the Red-Lyon on London-bridge, 1700. (King Lear):
- keywords: cibber, history, king, london, richard, r3, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-12
- D'Avenant's Hamlet
- http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=hamlet_1676&PagePosition=1
- The Furness Collection houses the text The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark : As it is now Acted at his Highness the Duke of York's Theatre. London : Printed by Andr. Clark, for J. Martyn, and H. Herringman, 1676. (Hamlet):
- keywords: denmark, ham, hamlet, london, theater, tragedy, york
- valid as of 2005-09-12
- Garrick's Romeo and Juliet
- http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=rj_garrick&PagePosition=1
- Romeo and Juliet/ by Shakespear ; with alterations, and an additional scene: by D. Garrick ; as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. London: Printed for J&R Tonson & S. Draper, 1753. (Romeo and Juliet):
- keywords: london, rom, romeo and juliet, shakespear, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-12
- Lansdowne's Jew of Venice
- http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=jew_of_venice&PagePosition=1
- The Furness Collection houses the work The Jew of Venice. A comedy. As it is acted at the theatre in Little-Lincolns-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's servants. London: Printed for Ber. Lintott, 1701. (Merchant of Venice):
- keywords: comedy, london, jew, merchant, mv, theater, venice
- valid as of 2005-09-12
- Othello: Quarto 4
- http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=othello_1681&PagePosition=1
- Othello, The Moor of Venice: a tragedy: as it hath been divers times acted at the Globe, and at the Black-Friers, And now at the Theater Royal, by His Majesties servants. London : Printed for W. Weak, 1681. (Othello):
- keywords: globe, london, oth, othello, theater, tragedy
- valid as of 2005-09-12
- Tate's Lear
- http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=lear_tate&PagePosition=1
- Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. The History of King Lear: Acted at the Duke's Theatre. London: Printed for E. Flesher, 1681. This text is made available by the University of Pennsylvania:
- keywords: history, king, lear, lr, london, theater
- valid as of 2005-09-09
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