Theatre Studies
This guide provides a general introduction to library and information resources for all those studying, teaching and researching on topics relating to theatre studies.
Drama Online: Nick Hern Books Modern Plays
Drama Online: Nick Hern Books Modern Plays provides over 600 plays from specialist theatre publisher Nick Hern Books featuring many of the UK and Ireland’s preeminent playwrights including Howard Brenton, Jez Butterworth, and Caryl Churchill, as well as exciting new voices. It offers a wide and varied range of award-winning and widely studied plays, and is continually updated with new works fresh from leading theatres.
The collection features authors such as:
| Mike Bartlett | Ella Hickson |
| Howard Brenton | Lucy Kirkwood |
| Jez Butterworth | Liz Lochhead |
| Caryl Churchill | Conor McPherson |
| David Edgar | Rona Munro |
| Helen Edmundson | Nina Raine |
| Vivienne Franzmann | Jack Thorne |
| debbie tucker green | Enda Walsh |
All the individual plays are indexed in DiscoverEd and can be searched for by play title or by author.