Drama, Modern
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
The concise Oxford companion to the theatre (online)
Concise companion to theatre in Australia (print)
The Cambridge guide to theatre (print)
Contemporary dramatists (print)
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Key databases
MLA international bibliography
Indexes critical materials on modern language, literature, linguistics and folklore
AustLit : the Australian literature resource
Creative literature, poems, plays, novels and short stories, criticism, reviews of Australian literature and of literary aspects of stage, film and sound productions, and awards
Arts and humanities citation index
A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It fully covers a large number of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, and it indexes individually selected, relevant items from major science and social science journals
Humanities Index provides information in the following areas: art, archaeology and classical studies, dance, drama, film, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology
An online collection of scanned images of the top 200 Australian journals indexed in APAIS, the Australian Public Affairs Information Service
Browse all databases on English language and Literature
Multimedia
Theatre in Video offers a collection of important plays and theatre documentaries via streaming video.
Small collection theatre and musicals available via streaming video
Specialised Resources
For some topics you will need to consult specialist information sources.
Web Sites
Key websites
Ausstage - research facility for investigating live performance in Australia
Literary resources - theatre and drama
School of English, Media Studies and Art History
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