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Music and Drama: Drama study

Welcome! This guide includes helpful resources for your music and drama learning, including theory and history material for world and regional music and related audio or video recommendations

Search for eBooks @AUK Library

eBooks databases online @AUK Library 

The AUK Library owns a huge collection of e-books in different languages and covering all disciplines. This collection supports the research, teaching and learning needs of the AUK community. Start browsing the Library's main e-Book collections from the Library webpage:

AUK Library website ► Resources ► e-Books Databases

For off-campus access, remember to log in with your valid AUK username and password to view the collections

History of world drama: book highlights

Online resources

  • Numeridanse is a free online dance video library, bringing together thousands of national and international collections and written resources
  • The New York Public Library Digital Collection hosts nearly 65,000 works by acclaimed photographers capturing 20th century USA theatre
  • Operavision connects you to the world of musical theatre, streaming operas, musical theatre, ballet, and other performances online

Resource highlight: National Theatre Collection videos

The Library is pleased to introduce the newly available National Theatre video collection at Academic Video Online (AVON), our comprehensive video subscription database. Thanks to this exclusive channel, you can now view acclaimed performances recorded in full, from Shakespeare to Chekhov to Miller, and even fresh, contemporary plays, featuring Sally Field, Rory Kinnear, Michaela Coel, and other stars.

AVON delivers almost 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. The content of the database is curated to support your educational experience, and the massive depth of the types of content like documentaries, demonstrations, films, etc. in multiple languages makes it a useful resource for all library users. Start looking up and watching Academic Video Online through the AUK Library website ► Resources ► Online Videos ► National Theatre Collection

For off-campus access, please remember to log in with your valid AUK email and password to view the collection

Watch: a Kuwaiti playwright adapts Shakespeare

Kuwaiti-British writer and theatre director Sulayman Albassam has produced adaptations of 3 Shakespeare plays over the years, performed around the Arab world and in the West, transformed with his unique cultural or political perspectives. You can watch this short documentary capturing his thoughts during the showing of Richard III: An Arab Tragedy 15 years ago in Washington DC, USA.

Drama theory: book highlights

Modern drama: book highlights