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Music and Drama Library
Plymouth Central Library
Community Services
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AL
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth PL1 2AA
Phone :
01752 305900
Email :
music@plymouth.gov.uk
Fax :
01752 305914

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Theatre and drama

The Central Library has a wide range of books on theatre and drama. Most can be found on the library catalogue.

We also have encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories and magazines.

If you can't find something, let us know. We have access to national databases and catalogues and can usually track something down.

Our requests service has all the information.

Playsets

Local drama groups and societies in Plymouth, Torbay and Devon can borrow playsets, including full-length plays, one-act plays, sketches and monologues. Loan periods cover rehearsal and performance.

Charges are based on the loan period:

  • First nine weeks: no charge
  • Thereafter, per four week period: £1.70

A full list of playsets available can be downloaded below.

Playsets [118KB]

Online

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

Provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe.

Free to use from any computer if you have a Plymouth Library card.

Plymouth Theatre History

Our online archive of Plymouth theatres, playbills, photographs and programmes.