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Theatre and the Performing Arts

The history of theatre, theatre by country, theatres, theatre genres
A Guide to the Best Websites
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See also: Playwrights  Writers  Literature, by Country
Actors American theatre Ancient theatre
British theatre Broadway Clowns, jesters
Children's theatre French theatre German theatre
History of theatre Indian theatre Italian theatre
Japanese theatre Journals Mime
Performance art Puppet theatre Radio drama
Russian theatre Shakespeare Scenography

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English drama

Early English drama.
WWW links.

English Renaissance theatre, Wikipedia entry.

Epic theatre

The International Brecht Society

Brechts Werke, Bibliography

Bertolt Brecht, Wikipedia entry.

Epic Theatre, Wikipedia entry.
Ex Machina - Robert Lepage
Versatile in every form of theatre craft, Robert Lepage is equally talented as a director, scenic artist, playwright, actor and film director. Contemporary history is his source of inspiration, and his modern and unusual work transcends all boundaries.

Experimental theatre

Companies. Experimental theatre companies,
a web directory from The Open Diirectory Project.

Experimental Theater Wing
The Experimental Theatre Wing is dedicated to initiating students into the artistic process through the medium of theatre.

Festivals of experimental theatre.
Open Directory Project
Ediinburgh Fringe Festival
tgStan, Antwerp, Belgium.

TheatreForum
An international theatre journal.

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Farce, Wikipedia entry.

Festivals   See also: Arts Festivals
KadmusArts
A gateway to performing arts festivals around the world.
Frantic Assembly. London-based physical theatre.

French theatre

Companies and troups in France.
A web directory from The Open Directory Project.

Lecoq Theatre/Ecole International de Theatre Jacques Lecoq

Demain le Printemps. Association Tomorrow Spring,
a French-Belarus theatre company, as well as an information, artistic and cultural events centre. Tomorrow Spring was created by actors and directors, French and Belarus, in the Academy of Arts at Minsk.

Folies Bergere

French theatre, French dramatists, French drama.
An introductory overview from Discover France.Racine, Corneille, Jean Anouilh, Samuel Beckett, Dumas père, Dumas fils, Jean Genet, Jean Giradoux, Victor Hugo, Eugène Ionesco, Pierre de Marivaux, Molière, Jean Racine, Edmond Rostand.

History of the French theatre.

Les théâtres privés de Paris. 

Paris
Royal de Luxe Theatre. The Sultan's Elephant.
The director Jean Luc Courcoult founded the company in 1979, and they have performed all over the world ever since.

Théâtre de l'Epée de Bois, Paris.

Theatre in France

Théâtre On Line:
La billetterie, le guide des spectacles.
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German theatre

A list of German theatres, categorised by town, city and area.
Cosmopolis


Theater Aachen

Ensemble Theater

Bayreuther Festspiele

Berlin
Bonn
Dortmund

Dresden


Düsseldorf


Die Deutsche Bühne Theatermagazin

German Theatre Index. German playwrights.

German Theatre Association. Deutscher Bühnenverein
Bundesverband Deutscher Theater, Cologne. Addresses of theatres.

German theatre. Modern German plays, German playwrights.
The Theatre Library of the Goethe-Institut

Kassel

Köln

Leipzig

München


Thalia Germanica
An international society for research into the history of the German-language theatre abroad.

Theaterparadies Deutschland. Ensembles.

Theater Portal
An overview of German stage, opera and ballet.

Theatron
AVirtual Reality tool for teaching and researching the subject of Theatre History. Funded by the European Commission. 
Globe Theatre
Shakespeare's reconstructed Globe Theatre in London.

Golden Age of the Theatre, 1880-1920. 
Each page contains the biography and photos of a star of the theatre at the turn of the Twentieth Century.

Greek theatre, ancient Greek theatre

Greek Theater
A site designed to provide a brief introduction to Ancient Greek Theater, and to provide tools for further research.

Greek and Roman Theatre. Perseus Project.

Greek Theatre Index
General Characteristics of the Attic Drama. An overview of ancient Greek theatre and analysis of its defining qualities.

Theatre of ancient Greece, Wikipedia entry.

Grotowski, Jerzy. Jerzy Grotowski, Wikipedia entry.

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Haifa University Theatre Resources
Theatre Links, Israeli Theatre, Near Eastern theatre, etc.

The Royal Haymarket Theatre, London.

History of the Theatre

Ancient Greek Theatre

The Ancient Theatre Archive, Greek and Roman theatre architecture

Artslynx Theatre History Resources

British Drama 1890- 1950, by Richard Farr Dietrich.

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre - A Museum of Automata

Footlight Notes
A free access, non-commercial site, covering most forms of popular entertainment in the English-speaking world from the 1850s to the 1920s, with an emphasis on biographies and reviews. The site, which is heavily illustrated with portraits, play scenes, etc, is updated weekly, and a growing archive is maintained.

Golden Age of the Theatre, 1880-1920. 
Each page contains the biography and photos of a star of the theatre at the turn of the Twentieth Century.

Greek and Roman Theatre. Perseus Project

History of Theatre. Ancient, Medieval, 15th-18th century, 19th-20th Century.

Theatre Collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum

University of Bristol Theatre Collection

History of London's West End Theatres

Music Hall and Theatre History
Archive of historical information and material on British Theatre and Music Hall buildings.

Long running plays (over 400 performances) on Broadway, Off-Broadway, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Paris, Vienna, and Berlin

The Theatre Museum, London.

The Theatre Museum, Austria.

Theatre History Websites. A Directory.

Theatre Image Collections Online

WWW Virtual Library for Theatre
Electronic text archives and plays online; general organizations and resources.

Garrick, David. Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Oliver, Sir Laurence, Sir Laurence Olivier

Sir Laurence Olivier Tribute Page
Wikipedia entry on the history of theatre.
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Images, historical theatre photograph and pictures archives, theatre design archives.

Improvisatory theatre.

Indian theatre

Bhasabharathi
An Institute of unique vision, a national centre of excellence to preserve, promote and propagate the cultural heritage of Kerala. Bhasabharathi is an Institute organised and undertaken by a group of researchers in the field of theatre and allied performing arts.

Clay Sanskrit Library. Classical Indian literature,
with a variety of classical Sanskrit plays.

Indian Theatre Web Index

Prithvi Theatre Festival

Wikipedia entry on theatre in India.

International organizations, directories

International directory of local performing arts webpages,
from Argentina to Vietnam. Theatre Library.org.

International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts
Société Internationale des Bibliothèques et des Musées des Arts du Spectacle

International theatre companies. WWW Library.

ITI (International Theatre Institute)
ITI is an international non-governmental theatre organisation, founded in Prague in 1948.

Israeli theatre
Habima National Theatre

Clipa
A leading Israel visual theater group.

Italian theatre

Arena di Verona

Bigletti (tickets). EasyTicKets

Clowns, Giocolieri, Burattinai. Excite web directory.

Commedia dell'Arte (Arlechino, Arlequinno, Columbine)
websites and information page, with discussion.

Compagnia Marionette Grilli Centro Teatro di Figura

Companies. Italian theatre companies.
A web diectory from the Open Directory Project.

Contemporary Italian theatre
Contemporary Italian theatre.
36th International Theatre Festival

Dramma.it.
La Casa Virtuale della Drammaturgia Contemporaneo
Italian theatre history.
Theatre History.com

Italian Theatre for Children
Teatro Ragazzi

Italian TheatreWeb Ring
Italian theatre, contemporary Italian theatre. Teatri italiani, autori teatrali italiani.

News, reviews. Notizie e media. Open Directory project web directory.

Open Directory Project
Italian theatre web directory.

Teatri Italiani. Archivio del Teatro Italiano su Internet
Search by area and town.

Teatri Online (Theatres Online)
Il portale italiano del teatro e degli spettacoli teatrali.

Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Teatro delle Muse
Fondazione Teatro delle Muse di Ancona

Teatro.org. Il portale sul teatro italiano.
Inserisci qui la città, il teatro, il titolo, gli attori o altri dati dello spettacolo che vuoi cercare.

Teatro di Comunale di Bologna

Teatro di Strada Alicante

Torino. Alfa Teatro
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Japanese theatre

Banraku, a history.

Banraku Kyokai Official Site

History of Japanese theatre - costumes, stage.

Ishinha
Official web site of Theatre company Ishinha, an Osaka based theatre company founded in 1970 under the direction of Yukichi Matsumoto.

Japanese Theatre Guide

Japanese Traditional Theatre
Noah, Kabuki, Bankru, Edo Period, etc. From Schauwakecker's Guide to Japan.

Kabuki
Information and resources on the Kabuki form of traditional Japanese theatre, from FragranceX.

Kabuki 21
The art, the plays, the great stars of today, the legends of the past, the theaters, the history and traditions of Kabuki.
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SPAC. Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Jewish theatre
Jewish Theatre
A website promoting Jewish theatre and performing arts worldwide.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Journals
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