Newman University Library: Drama: Books, e-books and chapters

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E-book suggestions from the Drama team

Theory for theatre studies: Sound y Susan Bennett

The Cambridge companion to Greek tragedy

Research methods in theatre and performance

Guide to books and e-books

For books and e-books Library Search will:

tell you whether we have an e-book, a print book, or both and how many copies we have
tell you where you can find a print book on our shelves using the shelfmark
link directly to the e-book if it is available

Library Search can also allow you to search for books outside of the Birmingham Newman Library collection and order an inter-library loan.

Finding books in the Library

A 'shelfmark' or 'call number' is a number that tells you where a book an be found in the library. Our main lending collection is on Level 2. Each row of shelves has a poster on the end that tells you what shelfmarks can be found there.

You can use the table on this page to see the general areas that main topics in your subject are shelved. Sometimes, casually browsing the shelves can turn up some great resources!

A shelfmark with two or three letters preceding it means that the book is not shelved in the main collection.

SE means it will be in our School Experience Collection on Level 0
LH means it will be in the Local History Collection on Level 2
REF or JHN is for the Reference or John Henry Birmingham Newman Collections on Level 1. You cannot borrow books from these collections: they can only be used in the Library.

Shelf locations

Main subject	Shelfmark
Theatre and stagecraft	792
Drama - literary theory and criticism	808.2 809.2
Teaching drama	372.66
Drama therapy	615.851
Films	791.43
Directing	792.0233
Costume design	792.026
Acting	792.028
Scriptwriting	808.23
Plays and criticism (English Literature)	812 822
Ancient Greek drama	872
Ancient Roman drama	882

Last reviewed: 14 November 2023