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bookshop
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Bookshops & Libraries
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Invaluable links to finding books, plays and films.
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| Acting
and Theatre Store |
Our sister site in the US. Books, CD's and Videos
from Amazon.com
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| Fushion-uk
Book Shop |
Buy Acting books, CD's and Videos online.
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The
Complete Works
of William Shakespeare |
The best copy we could find. Fully searchable
text, simple glossary, links to other Shakespeare sites.
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The
English Server
Drama Collection
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Numerous plays, complete with text, spanning
from BC to the present.
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| Internet
Movie Database |
Comprehensive database of US and European films.
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| Samuel
French Theatre Bookshop |
Full catalogue from this world famous theatre
publisher
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| Specialist
Books Online |
A variety of specialist bookstores, including
the Acting and Theatre Store, our US Sister Site.
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WWW
Virtual Library
- Theatre And Drama |
Theatre and Drama library from Oxford Brookes
University. |
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dramaschools
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Drama Schools
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Most major schools now have sites, with their prospectus
and history. Most don't bother much with their design. Below
are the better schools and better sites.
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Conference of
Drama Schools
UK Listing |
An ugly site listing links to the other schools.
Good for finding their members' sites, but no info.
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| Arts Educational
Drama School |
Large school with excellent pedigree. Nice
looking site, good info.
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| Bristol Old
Vic Theatre School |
Limited prospectus of courses and info for
this acclaimed school.
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| Drama Centre London
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London's answer to Lee Strasberg. A tough school,
with remarkable pedigree. Nice and simple site.
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| Guildford
School of Acting (GSA) |
A very good school, particularly Musical Theatre.
Not a pretty site, but informative.
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| Guildhall
School of Music and Drama |
Good school with excellent facilities. Excellent
site with good navigation.
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London
Academy of Music
and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
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The UK's oldest Drama School, and one of the
best sites. Lots of info.
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Mountview
Conservatoire
for the Performing Arts |
Large, commercial school, excellent reputation
for musical theatre. The most navigable of all these sites.
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Royal
Academy of
Dramatic Art (RADA)
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Not much to look at, but we had to include
the most famous school in the UK.
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Royal
Scottish Academy
of Music and Drama
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Good, under-rated school. Nice site, if a little
short on info.
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Welsh
College of
Music and Drama
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Another good under-rated school. Good looking
site, if overly complex. Good info.
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Young
Entertainers Musical
Theatre School |
Stage School for 4 - 18 year olds. Based in
Farnborough, with a strong focus on Musical Theatre. |
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film
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Film and Film Companies
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Mostly advertising current films, but interesting anyway.
Sorry, but mostly US.
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| MGM
/ United Artists |
What's on and Previews. Off Camera Jobs. Also
covers TV and Music divisions
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| Paramount |
What's on and Previews. Off Camera Jobs.
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National
Film and
Television School
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Large range of courses. Plain simple site.
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| Universal
Studios |
Not much to see, but includes a forum. |
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music
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Music and Musicals
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Some helpful sites in the world of theatre music.
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| Cannylink
- Musicals |
Links to numerous musicals sites
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| Gilbert
and Sullivan Archive |
Loads of information on G&S, including
lyrics and music samples
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| Home
Pages of Musicals |
Very basic Site. Links to Home Pages of Musicals
from A (Anne Frank) to Z (Zombie Prom)
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Meowsers
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The Musical Extravaganza
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Bizarrely named site full of info on hundreds
of shows
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| The
Really Useful Company |
Great site. All the info on Lloyd Webber productions
world-wide. |
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resources
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Organisations and Resources
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| A mix of useful sites for further information.
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| The
Actors Centre North East |
Simple site, if slow. Full of info on training
and support from this Newcastle based organisation.
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| Amdram
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Listing. news and information dedicated to
amateur theatre in the UK.
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| The
Arts Council of England |
Clear explanation of who and what they are,
with info on funding.
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| British
Actors Equity |
The Official site for our union. Comprehensive
information on their work, membership, structure, and up-coming
events.
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| Didaskalia |
Greek and Roman drama, dance, and music as
they are performed today.
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| eCastMe.com |
Audition notices and Actors Directory based
in US, but worldwide coverage. Up and Coming resource with
lots of promise.
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| Elizabethan
Accents |
Advice on pronunciation and grammar.
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Inland
Revenue
Self Assessment
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Vital information for the self employed.
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| Playwrights
On The Web |
An international
database of playwrights & their websites, offering production
& publishing opportunities
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Regional
Arts Boards
- England
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Everything you need to know from your local
Arts Board.
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| Sixteenth
century insults |
R.I.G. (random insult generator).
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| Spanish
Zone |
Resources for learning Spanish. Books, Videos,
travel guides etc...
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| The
Stage |
Where would we be without it?
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Standard
American
Pronunciation
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Simple but comprehensive guide.
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TheatrGroup
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Method
Acting Techniques
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American Method Acting School.
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| UK
Theatre Web |
Links, auditions, and listings.
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Zuzu's
Petal's
Literary
Resource
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Further collected resources and links from
the US |
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television
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Television Companies
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The Big Three. No real casting information, but worth a
look anyway.
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| ITV
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Links to all ITV companies. Full text search on
the home page
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| Channel
4 |
Info & listings, and a chat room.
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| BBC
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Not a good site, but it's better than the beeb.com
site.Info & listings for TV, Radio and World Service,
off camera jobs, and text search, but hard to find anything. |
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theatres
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Theatres & Theatre Companies
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These are a the major theatres and theatre companies, mostly
reps, who have sites. Unfortunately none offer casting information.
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| Almeida
Theatre |
Theatre company with great 'stage-cred'.'VR' tour,
as well as the usual listings and booking.
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Bristol
Old Vic
and Theatre Royal
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The UK's oldest working theatre. Simple site
for listings and Booking.
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| English
ShakespeareCo |
Exciting company now based at the Tyne Theatre-
Newcastle. Lots of info.
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| Green
Theatre Co |
Surrey based youth theatre (14-25) providing
details of their performances and membership.
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Royal
Exchange
Theatre - Manchester
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One of the UK's most exciting rep companies.
Great graphical site.
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| Royal
National Theatre |
Listings and Booking. Nice Discussion Forum.
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| Royal
Shakespeare Co |
Online at last. A comprehensive What's on for
Stratford, London, and touring productions.
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| Shakespeare's
Globe |
The official site. Listings, history, general
info.
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Theatre
Royal -
Newcastle |
Northern home of the RSC, as well as major
receiving house. Simple site for listings and booking.
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Yvonne
Arnaud
Theatre - Guildford |
One of a dying breed, a subsidised regional
theatre. Lots of big productions in preview and the major
tours, so Support Your Local Theatre. The web site's not much,
though. |
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