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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join us on October 8th to find out what's new in Music and Theatre Studies across Drama Online and our sister platform, Bloomsbury Music & Sound. Discover the Musical Theatre Studies collection, plus resources for classical music and jazz. Register now: bit.ly/4hUXXvh

Text reads: Music and Theatre Studies Webinar. Discover what's new on Bloomsbury Music & Sound and Drama Online. Thursday October 8th. 4pm BST / 11am EST.

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From Essential Shakespeare to Arthur Miller's New York, the Critical Studies and Performance Practice update is now live, offering 82 new eBooks from @methuendrama.bsky.social and @ardenpublisher.bsky.social. Find out more: www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/critical-studies-and-performance-practice

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's here! Support students engaging with devised theatre through this filmed workshop series from industry-leading devised theatre company, Told by an Idiot, now live on Drama Online. www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/devised-thea...

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

National Theatre Collection 5 will launch on Drama Online in January with 6 new performances including The House of Bernarda Alba with Harriet Walter. Read about all 6 performances here! www.bloomsbury.com/nationaltheatre5

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Covering everything from Sondheim to Wicked and The Book of Mormon, the Musical Theatre Studies collection is now live with 76 eBooks covering contemporary blockbusters, legends of the genre, practical guides for theatre practitioners and much more: bit.ly/4xHpgyl

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Announcing Women’s Innovations in Theatre, Dance and Performance, a digital-first reference collection launching January 2027. The series explores performers, creators, designers & crafters, and leaders to recover historical awareness of these artmakers: bit.ly/4qhNxbM

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Launching next month - Devised Theatre Workshop: Told by an Idiot 🎭 Help students find out what it means to be alive on stage with this dynamic series of filmed workshops from industry-leading devised theatre company, Told by an Idiot. Find out more: bit.ly/4fMoZmt

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

From Shakespeare and Interpretation to Arthur Miller and New York, the Critical Studies and Performance Practice update launches next month with 82 new eBooks from @methuendrama.bsky.social and @ardenpublisher.bsky.social. Discover the collection: bit.ly/4pQ9DC6

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Including Tony Award-winning and Olivier Award-nominated plays, the Core Collection update launches this October, with renowned US writers like Anne Washburn and Jocelyn Bioh, plus adaptations of classics like The Line of Beauty. Explore the collection: bit.ly/4ptkdib

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The Nick Hern Books Collection update launches in October, including Richard Eyre's thrilling take on August Strindberg's Dance of Death, and The Manningtree Witches adapted by “playwright of the moment” (Telegraph), Ava Pickett. Explore the collection: bit.ly/4ywpEAY

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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Day 2 of ISC. Come find out about the new Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text & Language resource on @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social, pick up some free merch & browse some of our latest releases!

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series editions of Julius Caesar and Titus Andronicus are joining The Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text and Language next month! Navigate these plays and their meanings in one digital space: bit.ly/4h7x6vU

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Join us TOMORROW to discover how Drama Online can help support your institution's teaching of global theatre and literature. 🎭 Sign up to the webinar now to explore playtexts and video from Europe to Asia and Australia: bit.ly/4v9WswC

Text reads: All the world's a stage: Resources for Global Theatre on Drama Online. Join us for a webinar journey from Europe to Asia and Australia, exploring resources to support courses in global theatre and more. Thursday July 9th, 2026. 11:00-11:30am EDT / 4:00-4:30pm BST.

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Join us next week on Thursday 9th to discover how Drama Online can help support your institution’s teaching of global theatre and literature. 🎭 Sign up to the webinar now to explore playtexts and video from Europe to Asia and Australia: bit.ly/4v9WswC

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Head to Drama Online now to discover the plays of Tony and Obie award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, whose plays speak to the Asian American experience. Read an exclusive introduction by expert William C. Boles plus selected plays and chapters: bit.ly/4xw5Vkh

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Covering everything from Sondheim to Wicked and The Book of Mormon, the Musical Theatre Studies collection launches next month, with eBooks from Methuen Drama and Rowman & Littlefield's renowned Applause, Limelight, & Scarecrow Press imprints: bit.ly/4g2QSbF

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Head to our new featured content to find out more about Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang, a mock documentary play that puts Hwang himself centre-stage to explore Asian identity and what it is to be an American. Read the article now: bit.ly/4xw5Vkh

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This #PrideMonth, delve into Shakespeare and queer theory with an exclusive essay by Goran Stanivukovic. From Twelfth Night to Coriolanus, the article features a free clip from Shakespeare’s Globe, and reading recommendations for subscribers: bit.ly/4vVeTG8

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Congratulations to Nick Hern on the award of an OBE in this year's King's Birthday Honours for his Services to Theatre! Find the Nick Hern Books Plays collection on Drama Online, which offers 900+ plays from preeminent playwrights and exciting new voices: bit.ly/3QsGgIu

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Contemporary Australian Drama: The Playlab Theatre Collection is now live! The collection offers 260+ plays by writers from a variety of backgrounds, particularly from LGBTQ+ and First Nations writers, from classic to modern plays & plays for young people: bit.ly/4ec9aEM

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The Devised Theatre Workshop: Told by an Idiot foregrounds collaboration, teaching students to work and write as a group, and collaborate with designers during the creative process. Find out more about the collection, launching in September: bit.ly/41xZz5f

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Huge applause for Mark Rosenblatt's Giant after its success at the Tony Awards last night! The play's star, John Lithgow, won 'Best actor's performance', whilst writer Mark Rosenblatt and director Nicholas Hytner were also shortlisted. Discover the play: bit.ly/4gckVxo

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A comedy about the misadventures of miscommunication, David Henry Hwang's Chinglish follows Daniel, an American who wants to open up China for his business. Read an extract now as part of our featured content on the plays of David Henry Hwang: bit.ly/3Rwawm0

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Exploring what it is like to be Chinese in America, David Henry Hwang’s FOB explores immigration and identity among a group of students. Read a scene now as part of our featured content on the plays of David Henry Hwang: bit.ly/3Rwawm0

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Support your students to find rhythm both in text and physicality with The Devised Theatre Workshop: Told by an Idiot, which draws on the themes of Commedia dell’arte to unlock participants’ creativity. Discover the collection, launching in September: bit.ly/4mx1vVl

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Discover the plays of Tony and Obie award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, whose plays speak to the Asian American experience. Read an exclusive introduction by expert William C. Boles plus selected plays and chapters: bit.ly/3Rwawm0

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Before you watch the new Dear England TV series, check out James Graham’s acclaimed play, available in the Drama Online Core Collection. Core Collection subscribers can read the play now: bit.ly/4dr4NoR

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The Devised Theatre Workshop: Told by an Idiot will help students explore ‘complicité’, teaching them how to find an instinctive shared understanding with their fellow actors through exercises which build trust and understanding. Find out more: bit.ly/42bW8kR

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Discover 30 new plays now live on Drama Online in the Nick Hern Books Collection, including West End hits Inter Alia by Suzie Miller and 1536 by Ava Pickett. Explore the whole collection here: bit.ly/4f2uG0H

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Drama Online’s Core Collection now includes 60 new plays, including multiple plays fresh from the London stage such as Nima Taleghani’s Bacchae and Simon Stone’s interpretation of The Lady from the Sea. Explore the collection now: bit.ly/4ndwdDg

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The Told by an Idiot devising process takes the notion of 'play' very seriously. In the Devised Theatre Workshop: Told by an Idiot, coming soon to Drama Online, participants are guided through games and exercises to help grow their devising skills: bit.ly/4mvWgVN

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy Shakespeare Day! 🎭 Did you know that you can now access all of Shakespeare's plays and The Arden Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's Language in one digital space? Head to The Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text and Language to find out more: bit.ly/4mIAZIx

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Read James Graham’s Punch, winner of best new play at the Olivier Awards 2026! Core Collection subscribers can read the play now: bit.ly/4tLmNkh Interested in the collection? Find out more here: bit.ly/428VeFR

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Launching in September - Devised Theatre Workshop: Told by an Idiot 🎭 Help students find out what it means to be alive on stage with this dynamic series of filmed workshops from industry-leading devised theatre company, Told by an Idiot. Find out more: bit.ly/4dJD44F

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Did you know that you can now access all of Shakespeare's plays and The Arden Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's Language in one digital space? Watch the intro video or click here to find out more about The Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text and Language: bit.ly/3WUHfkr

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In case you missed it, you can now discover the plays of Lucy Prebble, writer for Succession, with a new introduction by Paulette Marty, including 3 free-to-read scenes. Read now: bit.ly/413VUgA

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Covering everything from Hammerstein and Sondheim to Wicked and The Book of Mormon, the Musical Theatre Studies collection launches in June, with eBooks from Methuen Drama and Rowman & Littlefield's renowned Applause, Limelight, & Scarecrow Press imprints: bit.ly/49ovp8a

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Contemporary Australian Drama: The Playlab Theatre Collection launches in June with over 270 plays by writers from a variety of backgrounds, particularly from LGBTQ+ and First Nations writers, from classic to modern plays and plays for young people: bit.ly/4so2BFz

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

In case you missed it, 89 more plays in translation from @methuendrama.bsky.social are now live on Drama Online! The Global Plays Collection 2 offers work by dramatists spanning 5 continents and 14 countries, including Iraq, Spain, South Africa, Cuba, and Japan: bit.ly/4qhhHdH

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

You may know Lucy Prebble as a writer for the hit series Succession, but did you know she has also written 4 plays? Discover Prebble’s work in the theatre with a new introduction by Paulette Marty, including 3 free-to-read scenes: bit.ly/413VUgA

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Discover 85 eBooks for theatre careers covering acting, directing, stagecraft, theatre management, arts marketing and more in the Acting and Practical Theatre Guides collection. Find out more now: bit.ly/4pGwTSg

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

As the Harlem Renaissance meets the bite of the Great Depression, a group of friends try hard to keep their dreams alive. Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky with Samira Wiley and Giles Terera is available in the National Theatre Collection 4: bit.ly/3Vth0AQ

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Explore Bloomsbury's English and Drama for Schools 2026 Catalogue to discover the new books and plays coming out this year! Read the digital catalogue here: bit.ly/46eUOQP

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Lucy Prebble’s A Very Expensive Poison tells the true story of a shadowy world of international espionage from Moscow to Mayfair. Read an extract now alongside an exclusive essay as part of our new featured content: bit.ly/413VUgA

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon D. Clarke and Hugh Skinner is streaming now in the National Theatre Collection 4! Discover this acclaimed reimagining of Oscar Wilde's celebrated comedy, available for institutional free trials: bit.ly/3Vth0AQ

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

In case you missed it, the Critical Studies and Performance Practice collection includes practical titles on theatre craft, plus 60 actor training videos to help students prepare for careers in the theatre. Discover what’s on offer: bit.ly/3RNe0y0

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

89 more plays in translation from @methuendrama.bsky.social are now live on Drama Online! The Global Plays Collection 2 offers work by dramatists spanning 5 continents and 14 countries, including Iraq, Spain, South Africa, Cuba, and Japan: bit.ly/4qhhHdH

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Explore a scene from Lucy Prebble’s Enron, which follows the real life story of the American energy company’s corruption, greed, and eventual downfall. The scene is available alongside a new exclusive essay in our featured content: bit.ly/413VUgA

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Ken Rea's The Outstanding Actor: Actor Training Workshop includes 10 masterclass videos, giving students an opportunity to learn first-hand from the best. Kickstart your acting students’ learning, from exploring physicality through to developing charisma: bit.ly/4qaRttn

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