theatre & dance
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uncategorisable stuff

This page is no longer being maintained, though we hope it remains useful for a fair time to come. Thanks to everyone who has used it over the years.

The arts links are divided into the categories you’ll see in the table below. This page covers Theatre & Dance, Ticket Agencies, Publications and Uncategorisable things such as the Lowry.

It’s hard to categorise anything in the Arts, so be ready to use your browser’s Find function (usually [ctrl]f) if you’re looking for a specific organisation.

Below the categories table are Amazon search and browse boxes and a search box for ABE Books, one of the largest secondhand, rare and out-of-print book dealers’ networks in the world. We also have special search boxes for US and Canadian users.


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There’s a Google search box at the bottom of the page, which will search this site or the Web.


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arts links
theatre & dance
20th Century Russian Drama
20th Century Russian Drama — designers, directors, plays, visual arts
476 Players Theatre Company 476 Players Theatre Company — Turkish touring company
Actor Site Actor Site — resource for actors (pay site)
Adventures in Motion Pictures Adventures in Motion Pictures — dance; on the KDM Management web-site
The Almeida The Almeida
Americam Ballet Theater’s on-line dictionary American Ballet Theater’s on-line dictionary — observe the difference between a fondue and a plié
Ancient Greek Theatre Ancient Greek Theatre — one page (on ELAC), but a good one
Backstage: US performing arts Backstage — US performing arts
Ballet.Co Ballet.Co — covers all main ballet platforms in UK; news, magazine & links
The Ballet The Ballet — interesting ballet-for-beginners site
Ballet Russes Ballets Russes — University of Provence, in English
Ballet Russes Ballets Russes: Serge Diaghilev — de Montfort University
Barnstorm Children’s Theatre Barnstorm Theatre Company — children’s theatre
Bedlam Theatre Bedlam Theatre: Edinburgh University Theatre Company
The Art of Middle Eastern Dance Belly Dancing: The Art of Middle Eastern Dance
Birmingham Rep Theatre Birmingham Rep Theatre
Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet
Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic
British Touring Shakespeare British Touring Shakespeare
Capezio Capezio — dance & leisure equipment
Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre
Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil — Canadian circus troupe, with tour details
Comedy Online Comedy On-line — London clubs & events
Critical Dance Critical Dance — all forms of performance dance; includes forum
Culture Kiosque Culture Kiosque: Dance — lots of stuff
Culture Vulture Culture Vulture: Dance — lots more
Merce Cunningham Merce Cunningham
DanceArt.com DanceArt.com — a big, busy site
Dance Classes at Scottish Ballet Dance Classes at Scottish Ballet, Glasgow
Dance Europe Dance Europe — UK-based on-line dance magazine
Dance Events in Scotland Dance Events in Scotland — also music
Dance Factory, Glasgow Dance Factory, Glasgow — school of dance
Dancehorizons Dancehorizons — Princeton Book Company, US dance publisher (also videos)
Dance Links Dance Links — resource page including dance schools
Dance News Dance News
Dance Online Dance Online
Dance Pages Dance Pages — resources for teaching and learning dance
South Bank Centre Dance: the South Bank Centre, London — forthcoming events with on-line booking
Dance UK Dance UK
Dance Umbrella Dance Umbrella
5 October – 27 November, 2004
Dance Web Dance Web
Artsline: disabled access to theatres Disabled access to theatres: Artsline
National Disability Arts Forum National Disability Arts Forum
Dundee Rep Dundee Rep
Edinburgh Festival Theatre Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Fringe
7-29 August, 2005
Edinburgh International Festival Edinburgh International Festival
English National Ballet English National Ballet — tour schedules, news, history, forum, ballet school
Equity Equity
E-Server Drama E-Server Drama Collection — ‘a collection of original plays and screenplays, criticism...both classic and contemporary works, and would be delighted to consider your work’
Extant Extant — professional troupe of blind & partially-sighted artists & performers
Forced Entertainment Forced Entertainment — a group of artists producing new works in theatre and performance
Frantic Assembly Frantic Assembly — ‘physical theatre’: a fine modern theatre company
Front Room Theatre Company The Front Room Theatre Company
Funny.co.uk Funny.co.uk — the British comedy scene
George Bernard Shaw on Richard III George Bernard Shaw on Richard IIIa review from 1896
Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Gilbert & Sullivan Archive — substantial
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, South Bank, London
Good Show! Good Show! — London theatre: overview for visitors, news & tips, reports & reviews, exploring London
A year in the theatre Greater Manchester: a year in the theatre
Greenroom Arts Greenroom Arts, Manchester
Gulbenkian Theatre Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent at Canterbury
The Hackney Empire The Hackney Empire — this extraordinary East End theatre has seen a vast parade of theatre and music greats
The Hackney Empire The Hampstead Theatre
Hull Truck Theatre Hull Truck Theatre
The Independent theatre page The Independent theatre & dance
Internet Theatre Bookshop Internet Theatre Bookshop — ‘virtually every play currently published in the English language’
In-yer-face Theatre In-yer-face Theatre — a guide to where to go if you want to be shocked
Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan: Gesture, Dance, and the Duncan Technique
It’s Behind You It’s Behind You: the magic of pantomime
Japan Performing Arts Net Japan Performing Arts Net — ‘sponsored by the Japan Foundation in order to inform people around the world about Japanese performing arts’
The Paradox of Sarah Kane The Paradox of Sarah Kane — article by Paula Bardell
The Kirov Ballet Kirov Ballet — official site
Lancaster University Theatre Group Lancaster University Theatre Group
Leicester Haymarket Leicester Haymarket
Live Art UK Live Art UK — national network of live art promoters
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
London Dance London Dance — an umbrella for dance in London: subscribe for updates
London International Mime Festival London International Mime Festival
11 - 29 January, 2006
London Theatre Guide The London Theatre Guide (I) — Society of London Theatre
London Theatre Guide II The London Theatre Guide (II)
Lone Twin Lone Twin
Lyric, Hammersmith Lyric, Hammersmith
Malvern Theatres Malvern Theatres
Mercury Theatre, Colchester Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Musicals 101 Musicals 101 — cyber encyclopedia of musical theatre, TV and film
A Musical Home Page A Musical Home Page — a private tribute and insight into stage musicals
National Theatre On-line National Theatre On-line
The New Ballet by Clive Bell The New Ballet by Clive Bell. An essay-review published in The New Republic 30 July, 1919
New York City Ballet New York City Ballet — official site
New York Times New York Times dance pages — excellent international coverage; free registration required
Northern Ballet Theatre Northern Ballet Theatre
Northern School of Contemporary Dance Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds
North Wales Theatre North Wales Theatre
Norwich Playhouse Theatre Norwich Playhouse Theatre
Online Classics Online Classics — theatre by modem: some very good stuff
Original Shakespeare Company Original Shakespeare Company
Oxford Playhouse Oxford Playhouse
Oxford University Dramatic Society Oxford University Dramatic Society
Queen Mother Theatre Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin
Playbill Playbill — listings & news, covering US east coast & London
Playwrights on the Web Playwrights on the Web — international database of playwrights & their web-sites; free service offering production & publishing opportunities; and free monthly theatre ezine
Pub Theatre Pub Theatre — ‘your one stop shop for finding information about pub theatres’; there’s one in Bristol, the rest are in & around London
Puppets in Prague Puppets in Prague — ‘master classes with professional Czech puppet artists’ (in English)
Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Uxbridge
Rasa Rasa — south-Asian theatre & dance
Really Useful Theatre Really Useful Theatre
Regent’s Park Theatre Regent’s Park Theatre
Renaissance Dance Renaissance Dance — ‘information on everything to do with European dance from the 15th to early 17th century’
Royal Academy of Dance Royal Academy of Dance, London
RADA Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
Royal Ballet Royal Ballet
Royal Court Theatre Royal Court Theatre
Royal Exchange Theatre Company The Royal Exchange Theatre Company, Manchester
Royal Lyceum Theatre Company Royal Lyceum Theatre Company, Edinburgh
The Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company
Russian Classical Ballet Russian Classical Ballet
Russian Theatre and Dance Russian Theatre & Dance
Sadler’s Wells Sadler’s Wells
Salisbury Playhouse Salisbury Playhouse
San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet — official site
Sapphire Swan Dance Directory Sapphire Swan Dance Directory — excellent resource
Saucy Horse Theatre Company Saucy Horse Theatre Company
Scottish Ballet Scottish Ballet
Set Dancing News Set Dancing News
Shunt Shunt — theatre company based somewhere underneath London Bridge station
Stage & Song Stage & Song — resources and links for actors, technicians, designers, directors and students
Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit — they swing and sway on the tops of bendy poles: hauntingly brilliant
Tap Dance Tap Dance — very good
Tara Arts Tara Arts — ‘the torch-bearer of Asian Theatre in Britain’
Theatre and Dance on WSWS Theatre & Dance on the World Socialist Web-site — an amazing site
Theatre Direct Theatre Direct — guide covers London and Broadway; includes on-line booking
Theatre Manager Theatre Manager — resources for actors and everyone else
Theatremonkey Theatremonkey — ‘independent guide to London theatre and concert venues’
Theatrenet Theatrenet — mainstream West End
Theatre Royal, Bath Theatre Royal, Bath
Theatre Royal, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Theatre Royal, Stratford Theatre Royal, Stratford
Theatre Royal, York Theatre Royal, York
Theatre Speak Theatre Speak — a young person’s guide to theatre (including getting an agent)
Tramway Theatre Tramway Theatre, Glasgow
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Tricycle Theatre, London Tricycle Theatre, London
Tron Theatre The Tron Theatre, Glasgow
UK Theatre Web UK Theatre Web — covers professional and amateur theatre
Uninvited Guests Uninvited Guests
Unity Theatre, Liverpool Unity Theatre, Liverpool
University of Surrey University of Surrey Department of Dance Studies
University of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton: Dance
West Yorkshire Playhouse West Yorkshire Playhouse
What’s on stage What’s on Stage — UK performing arts; excellent
Young Dancer Young Danceron-line arm of a print publication; relative of Dance magazine (q.v.)
Young Vic Young Vic
ticket agencies
Albemarle

Albemarle
Aloud Aloud — ticket agency and guide to live music around the UK
First Call Tickets First Call Tickets
Gigs & Tours Gigs & Tours — music
Group Line Group Line
Lashmars Lashmars Theatre Tickets
London Theatre Bookings London Theatre Bookings
London Theatre Box Office London Theatre Box Office
London West End Ticket Service London West End Ticket Service
See Tickets See Tickets
Stargreen Stargreen — music
Ticketmaster Ticketmaster
Ticket Office Ticket Office
Ticket Tree Ticket Tree
UK Tickets UK Tickets
Warn Festivals Warn Festivals — UK music festivals & concert tickets
publications


On-line newspapers are in our News section
ACE Camera ACE Camera — international photography magazine
Aesthetics On-line Aesthetics On-line
AfterNoon AfterNoon — art & literature, including letters and an art gallery
Amateur Photographer Amateur Photographer — the British photography weekly’s web-site isn’t up to much (yet)
Apogee Apogee — photography
Archipelago Archipelago — arts, culture, human rights
Art AsiaPacific Art AsiaPacific — international magazine covering contemporary Asian and Pacific visual art
The Art Bin The Art Bin — art, literature, music, cultural politics &c.
Artcyclopedia Artcyclopedia — it’s exactly what you think it is!
Art Daily Art Daily — art newspaper
Art of the Day Art of the Day — art calendars, directories, shop, daily shows and sales
Art Forum Art Forum
The Artist & Leisure Painter The Artist and Leisure Painter magazines — the former for serious and professional painters, the latter for hobbyists
Art Magazine Art Magazine
Art Monthly Art Monthly
The Art Newspaper The Art Newspaper — comprehensibly written and substantial
Art Papers Art Papers — US visual arts site
Artphoto Artphoto — Romanian on-line magazine in English
Art Review Art Review
Arts Journal Arts Journal — a digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism
Arts and Letters Daily Arts & Letters Daily
Arts & Opinion Arts & Opinion
Arty Arty — published and edited by Cathy Lomax at the Transition Gallery in the East End; a blast for the independent voice in art
Assembly Language Assembly Language — Tokyo avant garde culture & japanese contemporary art
Atlantic Unbound Atlantic Unbound — books: reviews, interviews, excerpts, forum, poetry
Atlas Atlas — international social documentary photography
Atlas Audience magazine — film
Aurora Review The Aurora Review — poetry, fiction, music, opinion & visual art
Bist Bist Art contemporary visual arts (also in Spanish)
Black & White World Black & White World — monthly; a fair amount of everything (except colour pictures)
Blind Spot Blind Spot — fine art photography journal
Blok Blok — design & architecture (in English and Czech)
Atlas Box Office magazine — film
British Journal of Photography British Journal of Photography
The Burlington Magazine The Burlington Magazine
Circa Circa — visual arts
Contemporary Contemporary — visual arts, architecture, fashion, film &c.
Culture Kiosque Culture Kiosque — multi-lingual cultural news from around the world
Culture Vulture Culture Vulture — ‘A somewhat haphazard and idiosyncratic sharing of matters cultural’
Dance magazine Dance magazine
Design Week Design Week — excellent on-line version of the periodical
Dialogue Dialogue — on-line visual arts journal
The Dogwood Journal The Dogwood Journal — showcasing new & emerging artists of all kinds
Empire Empire — film
iF Film-Maker Magazine — for the independent sector
Frieze Frieze — contemporary art
Fuse Fuse — interactive magazine dealing with typography & graphics
Fuse Galleries — monthly art listings magazine
Hotdog Hotdog — film
Huge Magazine Huge Magazine — a ‘superchunky arts & leisure’ magazine
The Independent film & video monthly The Independent film & video monthly — from the Association of Independent Video & Film-Makers
Januanry magazine January magazine — literary
Journal of Contemporary Art Journal of Contemporary Art
London Review of Books London Review of Books
Make Magazine Make Magazine — covers contemporary art by women
Modern Painters Modern Painters
The New Criterion The New Criterion — lit crit monthly
The New Republic The New Republic arts pages
New York Review of Books New York Review of Books
New York Times Books pages New York Times Books pages
NME NME
On Line Photography On-Line Photography — journal of fine art photography
Perforations Perforations — art, music, media, cultural theory & criticism
Photo District News Photo District News — photography news, features, galleries: excellent
Plays International Plays International — subscription details and contact page
Ploughshares Ploughshares — literary periodical from Emerson College, Boston, USA
Post-Modern Culture Post-Modern Culture — ‘the leading electronic journal of interdisciplinary thought on contemporary cultures’
Preview Preview magazine — international film magazine
Publishers’ Weekly Publishers’ Weekly
Q Q
Ralph magazine Ralph — review of arts, literature, philosophy and the humanities
Rattapallax Rattapallax — poetry, short fiction & art
Raw Vision Raw Vision — outsider art, contemporary folk art
Richmond Review Richmond Review — monthly literary e-zine
Rolling Stone Rolling Stone
Salon magazine Salon — arts, lit, culture
Screen Daily Screen Daily — news & features from Screen International
The Smithsonian Magazine The Smithsonian Magazine
Source Source — magazine for contemporary photography in Britain and Ireland
Spike magazine Spike — ‘picking the brains of popular culture’
The Stage The Stage
Time magazine Time
Time magazine photo essays Time photo essays
Time Out Time Out
Times Literary Supplement Times Literary Supplement
Variant Variant — ‘a magazine of cross-currents in culture’
Variety Variety
Zoetrope All Story Zoetrope All Story
uncategorisable or multi-category
Ananova What’s On Guide

Ananova What’s On Guide
Art and Culture Art & Culture — a lot of everything
Art-lovers’ Guide Art Guide: art-lovers’ guide to Britain and Ireland
Arts Council of England Arts Council of England
Art and Socialism: lectures and essays Art & Socialism: lectures & essays — on the World Socialist Web-site
Arts Wales Arts Wales — the Welsh Arts Council
Artsworld Artsworld — lots of stuff, and an exemplary layout
ArtUmbrella ArtUmbrella — art for sale, art professionals, auction firms, news, events, books, dealers & dealer associations
Baltic, Gateshead The Baltic, Gateshead
The Barbican Centre The Barbican Centre
BBC arts index page BBC arts index page
Beggars Fair, Romsey Beggars Fair, Romsey, Hampshire — music, dance & street entertainment
8-9 July, 2005
The Brighton International Festival The Brighton International Festival
British Arts Festivals Association British Arts Festivals Association
British Council: arts, literature and design The British Council: arts, literature and design
Camden Arts Centre Camden Arts Centre
Centre National d’Art & de Culture Georges Pompidou Centre National d’Art & de Culture Georges Pompidou — in English
City of London Festival City of London Festival
27 June – 13 July, 2005
Creative London Creative London
The Drum The Drum, Aston, Birmingham — arts venue dedicated to promoting African, Asian and Caribbean arts and cultural activities
Edinburgh Fringe Edinburgh Fringe
7-29 August, 2005
Edinburgh International Festival Edinburgh International Festival
Eisteddfod Eisteddfod: the National Eisteddfod of Wales
The Getty The Getty
The Hay Festival The Guardian Hay Festival
27 May – 5 June, 2005 — once just literature, now multi-media
Djanogly Art Gallery Lakeside Arts Centre, University of Nottingham
The Lowry The Lowry
Mac Birmingham Mac Birmingham
Merseyworld: arts Merseyworld: arts — which mysteriously includes the British Lawnmower Museum
Modernism: index of web-sites

Modernism: index of web-sites
Modernist Journals Project — under Prof. Robert Scholes at Brown University, USA; also Prof. Scholes’ home page
National Museum of Women in the Arts National Museum of Women in the Arts (US)
New Moves International New Moves International
Oldham Cultural Quarter Development Oldham Cultural Quarter Development — a new art gallery, library and performing arts centre
Regional Arts Online Regional Arts Online
RSA RSA: Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce
Scottish Arts Council The Scottish Arts Council — a fine directory of the Arts in Scotland
South Bank Centre South Bank Centre, London — Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery, Poetry Library
Wales Millennium Centre Wales Millennium Centre
Warwick Arts Centre Warwick Arts Centre — visual arts, theatre, music
Winchester Hat Fair Winchester Hat Fair — street theatre & music
30 June – 3 July, 2005
World Socialist Web-site Arts Review World Socialist Web-site Arts Review
World Wide Arts Resources World Wide Arts Resources
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