Drama

Drama Study Guides: Spark Notes
The Spark Notes Drama Series

Playwrights
Learn about the lives of the most famous dramatists.  Each profile offers a comprehensive biography and an overviews of their career.

Drama basics and advice
A good place to start if you have just been introduced to drama.

History of the Theatre
History of the stage
This page summarises vital moments throughout history in drama.

• Online Guide
• Theatre History
• Theatre Database

A brief history of theatre   
An easy to follow guide that describes the major eras in theatre with excellent illustrative examples.

Theatre Genres

• Greek Drama, Rivendell Educational Archive  
• Roman Theatre
• Roman Theatre
• Elizabethan Theatre
• Commedia dell' arte
• Italian commedia dell' arte
• Russian theatrical history
• Early Twentieth Century Russian Drama

These general sites contain links to all aspects of theatrical texts, design, production, stagecraft and performance.

• Drama Victoria​
• Drama Australia
• Justin's Theatre Links

Theatre Companies

• Melbourne Theatre Company
• Malthouse Theatre
• La Mama
• Sydney Theatre Company
• Bell Shakespeare
• National Theatre of Great Britain
• Royal Shakespeare Company
• Globe 

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