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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 1d

New York, 1930: in the face of dwindling opportunity, Angel and her friends battle to keep their artistic dreams alive.
Featuring Samira Wiley & Olivier Award-winner Giles Terera, Blues for an Alabama Sky is now live in the National Theatre Collection 4: bit.ly/3Vth0AQ

Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 6d

In Nye, Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan, often referred to as the politician with greatest influence on the UK without ever having been Prime Minister.
Nye’s memories combine to form an epic Welsh fantasia, now live in the National Theatre Collection 4: bit.ly/3Vth0AQ

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 9d

New collection now live: Acting and Practical Theatre Guides 🎭
Support budding theatre careers with 85 books by leading theatre voices and originally published under Rowman & Littlefield's renowned imprints, Applause, Limelight, and Scarecrow Press: bit.ly/4pGwTSg

Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 14d

After speaking out against the Taliban, a family are forced to flee their country and seek refuge in the UK. As their eldest son’s heart condition worsens the escape becomes a race against time.
The Boy with Two Hearts is now live in the National Theatre Collection 4: bit.ly/3Vth0AQ

Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 16d

Discover how Drama Online can help support your theatre and literature teaching with our webinar TOMORROW at 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST!
Sign up here: attendee.gototraining.com/r/5525955675...
Can’t make the date? Register and we’ll email you a link to the recording!

Text reads: Drama Online: Setting the Stage. Join us for a webinar walkthrough of this world-class, one-stop solution to all your theatre teaching, learning and research needs. Tuesday September 23rd, 2025. 11:00 - 11:30am EDT or 4:00 - 4:30pm BST.

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 22d

The Importance of Being Earnest is now live in the National Theatre Collection 4!
Discover this joyful and flamboyant reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy, featuring Olivier Award-winner Sharon D. Clarke, Ncuti Gatwa and Hugh Skinner: bit.ly/3Vth0AQ

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · 29d

The National Theatre Collection 4 is live!
6 world-class performances range from The Importance of Being Earnest starring Ncuti Gatwa to bold contemporary plays including Nye with Michael Sheen and Blues for an Alabama Sky with Samira Wiley.
Explore now: bit.ly/3Vth0AQ

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Aug 20

In case you missed it - the National Theatre Collection 4 launches exclusively on Drama Online next month!
The collection includes 6 world-class performances, from The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa to Nye with Michael Sheen.
Find out more: bit.ly/41ODlfN

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The Arden Shakespeare @ardenpublisher.bsky.social · Aug 14

"A fourth? Start, eyes!"

The next generation of Shakespeare's plays, poems & sonnets is coming.

Get your first look at The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series 👇

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jul 31

New on Drama Online this Fall!
Theatre And Series: Drama and the Wider World will offer 55 books, each of which explores connections between theatre and some aspect of the wider world, such as empire, disability, and education.
Download the title list: bit.ly/46pZQej

Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jul 30

Exclusive new Shakespeare’s Globe performances now live on Drama Online!
Shakespeare's Globe on Screen 3 features The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Richard III and the bilingual Antony and Cleopatra performed in Spoken English and British Sign Language: bit.ly/46xwVF5

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jul 30

Discover over 100 books coming soon in Acting and Practical Theatre Guides this September, written by leading theatre voices and originally published under Rowman & Littlefield's renowned imprints, Applause, Limelight, and Scarecrow Press.
Download the title list here: bit.ly/4meejyD

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jul 23

Your comprehensive digital guide to Shakespeare launches this October with The Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text and Language.
It includes all 42 plays in The Arden Shakespeare Third Series alongside the landmark five-volume The Arden Encyclopedia of Shakespeare’s Language.

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jul 3

Aurora Metro Books Collection 2 is now live, offering a thought-provoking range of contemporary plays featuring writers of colour, women playwrights, and other traditionally underrepresented writers.
Explore the collection now: bit.ly/40Ki4mb

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jul 1

Open Clasp: Theatre for Social Change is now live, exploring issues facing women and girls today.
Discover 6 challenging and compelling performances co-created by women otherwise excluded by theatre and society: bit.ly/45wEYkZ

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jun 25

The National Theatre Collection 4 launches exclusively on Drama Online this September!
Watch this space to find out more about the 6 world-class performances from The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa to Nye with Michael Sheen.
Follow us for updates.

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jun 18

In case you missed it – our featured content for #PrideMonth features 4 free chapters, an @ardenpublisher.bsky.social play extract and a clip from Shakespeare’s Globe, alongside an exclusive scholarly essay.
Explore now: www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/featured-con...

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jun 5

This #PrideMonth, delve into Shakespeare and queer theory with an exclusive essay by Goran Stanivukovic.
From Twelfth Night to Coriolanus, it features 4 free chapters from critical works, an @ardenpublisher.bsky.social play extract and a clip from Shakespeare’s Globe: bit.ly/413VUgA

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jun 5

Our recorded webinar, Global Plays in Translation, is now live on YouTube!
Watch @methuendrama.bsky.social publisher Dom O’Hanlon, playwright Abel González Melo, translator & dramaturg William Gregory, and translator & academic Dr Jozefina Komporaly in discussion: bit.ly/4kR0Lbw

Global Plays in Translation Webinar

Find out more about the Global Plays Collection 1 on Drama Online: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/global-plays-collection-1 Read William Gregory’s article, All the World’s a Stage: Global Theatre in Translation: https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/featured-content Learn more about William’s work here: https://williamgregory.co.uk/ Discover Abel González Melo's work: https://www.contextoteatral.es/abelgonzalezmelo.html Discover Jozefina Komporaly's work: https://jozefinakomporaly.com/about/ Sign up to the Drama Online newsletter for updates: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/newsletters/drama-online-newsletter/

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Jun 4

Next month, Shakespeare's Globe on Screen 3 launches on Drama Online, featuring The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Richard III and the bilingual production of Antony and Cleopatra, performed in Spoken English and British Sign Language. 🎭
Find out more: www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/shakespeares...

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · May 28

Our free Global Plays in Translation webinar takes place TODAY! 🎭
Join us at 17:00 UTC+1 (12:00 EST / 9:00 PST) to explore the translation, curation and teaching of global plays.
Register now: bit.ly/42VofGs
Can't make it? Register via the link to be sent the recording.

Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · May 27

Are you teaching global plays? Join our free webinar TOMORROW! 🎭
Explore with @methuendrama.bsky.social publisher Dom O’Hanlon, playwright Abel González Melo, translator and dramaturg William Gregory, and translator and academic Dr Jozefina Komporaly.
Register now: bit.ly/42VofGs

Text Reads: Global Plays in Translation, Wednesday 28th May, Online Webinar, 5pm UTC+1. Register for free now.

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · May 27

Are you teaching global plays? Join our free webinar TOMORROW! 🎭
Explore with @methuendrama.bsky.social publisher Dom O’Hanlon, playwright Abel González Melo, translator and dramaturg William Gregory, and translator and academic Dr Jozefina Komporaly.
Register now: bit.ly/42VofGs

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · May 20

Are you teaching global plays? Join our free webinar next Wednesday May 28th! 🎭
Explore with @methuendrama.bsky.social publisher Dom O’Hanlon, playwright Abel González Melo, translator and dramaturg William Gregory, and translator and academic Dr Jozefina Komporaly.
Register now: bit.ly/42VofGs

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · May 13

Are you teaching global plays? Join our free webinar on May 28th!
Explore with @methuendrama.bsky.social publisher Dom O’Hanlon, playwright Abel González Melo, translator and dramaturg William Gregory, and translator and academic Dr Jozefina Komporaly.
Register now: bit.ly/42VofGs

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Drama Online @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social · Apr 30

90 new playtexts are now live in the Core and Nick Hern Books collections!
The update features hit West End plays and more, including Benedict Lombe’s Shifters & James Graham’s adaptation of Boys From The Blackstuff.
Explore the Core Collection: bit.ly/3AtVODT
Explore Nick Hern Books: bit.ly/3Utc8vk

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