THTR 170: Playwriting (Thorstenson): Theatrical Reviews

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This database indexes articles published in journals and books, as well as whole books and other publications, on all aspects of theatre, dance, and other performing arts. To find reviews of theatrical productions, type the name of the play in quotes in the first search box, then type "reviews" in the second search box. Once the search results appear on the screen, click the down arrow next to the word "Relevance" to the right of the first result, and select "Date Oldest." This will list the reviews in the chronological order in which they were published, making it easier to identify the different productions under review.

This database indexes articles published in the most important journals on theatre, literature, and other fields in the humanities, from 1984 to the present. To find reviews of play productions, type the name of the play in quotes in the first search box, then type "reviews" in the second search box. When the Search Results appear, click the down arrow next to the word Relevance and select Date Oldest. The reviews will now be listed in chronological order, making it easier to identify different productions and see all their reviews together.

This database indexes articles published in the most important journals on theatre, literature, and other fields in the humanities and social sciences, from 1907-1984. To find reviews of play productions, type the name of the play in quotes in the first search box, then type "theater reviews" in the second search box and select "subject" from its drop-down box.

This database provides the full text online of criticism of literature in all genres (including plays) from around the world and from all time periods from antiquity to contemporary emerging authors. Type the name of the play in the first search box, and the author's name (last name first) in the Person - By or About search box. Both reviews of specific productions and scholarly articles analyzing the play as a work of literature may come up in your results.

Indexing articles published in over 20,000 periodicals, and providing the full text of many of them online, this database is a good place to find reviews of stage productions that appeared in both popular magazines and theatrical journals. To find them, type the name of the play in quotes in the first search box, then type "theater reviews" in the second search box and select "subject terms" from the drop-down box. When the Search Results appear, click the down arrow next to the word Relevance and select Date Oldest. The reviews will now be listed in chronological order, making it easier to identify different productions and see all their reviews together.

This database contains the full text of articles from more than 2,500 newspapers throughout the United States and elsewhere in the world. It is the best source for finding reviews of stage productions beyond the city of New York.

The full text of reviews of theatrical productions in England between 1902 and 2011, as published in TLS (the Times Literary Supplement), can be found in this database. Click the box next to "Theatre" in the lower left corner of the screen to retrieve theatre reviews, then type the name of the play in the first search box and the author's last name in the second search box.