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RESEARCH GUIDES

William Shakespeare

This is a guide to important print and electronic sources in for researching William Shakespeare's life, works, and times. The emphasis is on material available from the University of Maryland Libraries but some Internet open sources are also included.

Streaming Video Productions of Shakespeare's Plays

The following the following streaming video collections are available through the UMD Libraries. 

BBC Shakespeare Plays
National Theatre Collection
Theatre in Video Volume 1
Theatre in Video Volume 2

 

MIT Global Shakespeare video & Performance Archive is a collaborative project providing online access to performances of Shakespeare from many parts of the world as well as essays and metadata provided by scholars and educators in the field.

WAPAVA

Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)

The WAPAVA collection includes recordings of over 700 professional theatrical productions, among them some of Shakespeare's plays, representing a cross-section of Washington-area theatres.