Indexes both journals and books. Includes both scholarly and trade journals. If you are looking for either scholarly or primary information on the theater, this is the best place to start.
Fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries.
An excellent resource for the history of the theater, the theater as literature, and theater as it is culturally situated.
The MLA International Bibliography, produced by the Modern Language Association, consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. The MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in over 4,400 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats. major article indexes.
Coverage: worldwide, ca. 1850-2005. Concentrates on drama as literature, rather than as performance. The best place to look for authoritative biographical information on lesser known playwrights from around the world. There are also extensive entries on individual works (e.g. Zong Fuxian's "In a Land of Silence").
World theater as practiced in 177 countries, from 1945 to the present day. Explores the social milieu from which each national theater community arises. Includes puppet theater and dance theater.
Three volume history of British theater starting around the time of Shakespeare and continuing forward. An excellent source for background information and contextualization of British theater. Online version (at link) lacks volume 3. Paper edition at call number is complete.
The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
The Cambridge History of American Theatre