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An RSLP [UK Research Support Libraries Programme] Theatre Collections Database
"...is a cross sectoral project to provide a single point of entry for searching performing arts collections in the UK. It is aimed at the research community, plus anyone with an interest in the performing arts."

Classical Studies Greek Drama and Poetry Database Project
Reception of the Texts and Images of Ancient Greece in Late Twentieth-Century Drama and Poetry
"The database aims to enable Reception studies to address issues of performance with the same degree of rigour and attention to evidence which is expected in textual studies and has been designed so that it can be searched for the careers of individuals and theatre companies as well as for Greek and modern authors, plays, themes and reviews...We hope that the database will prove a useful research and learning resource for academics and students working not only in Classical Studies but also in related areas such as modern literature and theatre studies. It will include material relating to poetry and film as well as drama."
Dept. of Classics, Open University

Dutch Theatre Database
"Ceneton (Census Nederlands toneel) describes all manuscripts and editions of Dutch drama until 1803. This date was chosen because in that year the final old edition of one of play by the art society Nil Volentibus Arduum was published. By Dutch drama we mean all texts written for production of which a Dutchman is the author, so also translations and plays in other languages. Ceneton now includes (10th of June 1998) data on 8200 plays."

German Plays in English Translation
"This catalogue lists the English translations of German plays held by Goethe-Institut libraries in English-speaking countries."

Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)
"...provides a comprehensive database of shows produced on Broadway, including all 'title page' information about each production. IBDB also offers historical information about theatres and various statistics and fun facts related to Broadway."

ISU Play Concordances
"These databases contain the dialogue only and are not complete texts of the plays; to read complete texts, please consult your local library. This site is designed for those interested in doing research on the word usage in these plays and does not contain criticism, information about staging, or spiffy pictures."
Iowa State University

Live Art Archive - (dead link)
"...holds information about existing Live Art / Performance Art materials, records and publications primarily in England and the UK."
The Nottingham Trent University

Native American Women's Playwrights Archive
"...is a collection of original materials by Native women playwrights of the Americas. NAWPA hopes to identify playwrights, collect and preserve their work, try to make it widely known, and encourage performances and continued creativity. Plays in manuscript, disk, videotape, or other format are cataloged, given appropriate preservation treatment, and made available to anyone who wishes to read them in the library."
University Libraries, Dept. of Theatre, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Parisian Theatre During the French Revolution - (dead link)
Must register before accessing the database
Mark Olsen, University of Chicago

Performing Arts Data Service- PADS - (dead link)
"The PADS collects and promotes the use of digital resources to support research and teaching across the broad field of the performing arts: music, film, broadcast arts, theatre, dance. Its target audience is performing arts researchers, teachers and students in UK Higher Education."
Based at the University of Glasgow, Scotland

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