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Home  >  Find your subject  >  Fiction and literature  >  Plays

Key reference books

Finding a play

Play Index

An index of plays going back to 1949. Searchable by author, title, subject and publication details, including collections. Good for tracking down the script of a play that isn’t held as an individual item in the library.

The Guide to Selecting plays for Performance

Useful for groups looking for a play to perform. Information on type of play, cast, characters etc. and details on getting licences to perform.


Looking for material for auditions?

Try anthologies such as  The Methuen Audition Book for Young Actors or Actor's Audition Speeches.


Criticism or information on a playwright

Drama Criticism series

17 volumes and growing. A good introduction to major playwrights and their works. Many of the Gales articles are available through the Literature Resource Centre database available to Library members. 


Information on New Zealand playwrights

The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature

The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English



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