Bloomsbury Drama Online

Drama Online - a unique way to study drama

Drama Online is an award-winning digital library of over 1,700 playtexts, 350 audio plays and 150 hours of video from leading theatre publishers and companies offering a complete multimedia experience of theatre. Designed to meet the full range of teaching needs for theatre studies, literature courses and drama schools, individual collections can be purchased separately to tailor Drama Online to your institution’s specializations. 

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Drama Online: 1000+ plays and 100+ scholarly works accompanied by play tools, character grids, production stills and more

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Drama Online Plays by Collection

Content Highlights
Customize your institution’s Drama Online experience with individual collections. View detailed information on each using the navigation menu on the left or by clicking on the links below. 

Playtexts 

• Core Collection: Methuen Drama, The Arden Shakespeare and Faber & Faber 
• Nick Hern Books  
• Playwrights Canada Press
• Aurora Metro Books

Video 

• Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen
• RSC Live
• BBC Drama Films
• The Hollow Crown Series 1 & 2
• Stage on Screen
• Hamlet the Film
• Shakespeare in the Present

Audio Plays 

• L.A. Theatre Works 

Scholarly Works 

• Bloomsbury Scholarly Collection: Critical Studies and Performance Practice

Functionality and Special Features

• An intuitive e-reader featuring scholarly editions and in-text annotations, as well as page and line numbers corresponding with the print edition 
• Advanced and full text search capabilities. Filter results by playwright, genre, period, theme, cast size, gendered roles, word-length, and more 
• Visual aids for study and rehearsal, including a Words and Speeches Graph and a Character Grid for each play 
• Part books: character lines and stage directions readily available for each individual role 
• Play finder: search for a play via cast size, genre, period, playwright and more 
• Personalization features such as citation tool, bookmark, highlight, annotate texts, save searches, and view

The Content Lists are comprised of the following collections:

CORE COLLECTION: 

Playtexts and scholarly works from Faber and Faber and modern plays, student editions and other texts from Bloomsbury's Methuen Drama and Arden Shakespeare imprints.

NEW COLLECTIONS:

Audio Plays: L.A. Theatre Works Collection 

Playtexts: Nick Hern Books Collection

Playtexts: Playwrights Canada Press Collection

Playtexts: Aurora Metro Books Collection

Video: BBC Drama Films

Video: The Hollow Crown Series 1 & 2

Video: Shakespeare's Globe on Screen Film Collection

Video: filmed theatre productions from Stage on Screen, Hamlet the Film, starring Maxine Peake and Shakespeare in the Present - an acting masterclass with Patsy Rodenburg.

Video: The RSC Live Collection

For Librarians:

• Cross-referencing via DOI (Digital Object Identifiers) and OpenURL
• Industry-standard access: unlimited concurrent access via IP recognition, ATHENS/Shibboleth, and username and password for remote users
• COUNTER-compliant usage statistics and library branding
• MARC21 records can be downloaded here 
• Online help and customer support
• Library Resources

Promotional Materials

Drama Online Brochure?

• Poster
• Flyer
• Email template
• Web banners
• Collection list

New Subscribers

• Poster
• Flyer (A4)
• Flyer (Letter-US)
• Web banners
• Collection List

Materials by Collection

• BBC Drama Films and Documentaries
• The Hollow Crown
• L.A. Theatre Works 
• Playwrights Canada Press   
• The Royal Shakespeare Company Live 
• Shakespeare's Globe on Screen (2008-2015) 
• Shakespeare's Globe on Screens (2016-2018) 
• Shakespeare's Heroes and Villains  

Free Trial Access Available
For more information, open free trial or to place an order, contact:
Jacek Lewinson
Mobi:+48 502 603 290, skype:jacek.lewinson , Email:Jacek@jaceklewinson.com

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