Library Guides: Theatre: Video

How to find video productions of stage productions and film productions?

To find adaptations of plays on DVD, video, or streamed online:

1. University Libraries home page

2. In the Compass search box, type in the title of your play. Put the title in quotation marks if more than one word.

3. On the next screen, click on "Video Recordings" in the "Resource Type" menu on the right side of the page.

Streaming Video

Digital Theatre Plus
At the heart of Digital Theatre Plus is the ethos to share the best of British theatre with teachers and students all over the world.
Kanopy
Transforming learning through video. Subjects covered include Business/Training, Health, Media/Communications, Sciences, Humanities, Education (K-12). Users can search, browse and see previews of videos. Kanopy is a mediated resource through which DU faculty, students, and staff may request feature films for purchase, and DU affiliates may view library-licensed films.
Routledge Performance Archive
Online collection of audio-visual material from past and present practitioners of performance. The archive consists of a regularly updated collection of streamed video and audio footage with relevant critical commentary.
Theatre in Video
The collection aims to begin in the 1930s and will progress through the 20th century with videos covering the work of the Group Theater and Brecht's Berliner Ensemble.
Limited to 3 concurrent users.
BroadwayHD
Founded by Broadway producers Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley, BroadwayHD seeks to promote and preserve live theatre, extending the reach of Broadway and Broadway-caliber shows.
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) Live (Drama Online)
Videos of performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Shakespeare's Globe on Screen (2008-2015) (Drama Online)
Videos of Globe on Screen's performances from 2008-2015.
Shakespeare's Globe on Screen 2 (2016-2018) (Drama Online)
Videos of Globe on Screen's performances from 2016-2018.
Films on Demand
Streaming media in a variety of disciplines.