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Trial access to Digital Theatre Plus

By utnvmkl, on 22 September 2016

UCL has trial access to Digital Theatre Plus  until 3rd October 2016. For initial off-site access to this trial, please use Desktop@UCL.

Digital Theatre Plus is the home of unique films of leading British theatre productions for schools, colleges and universities and a bold new approach to experiencing and learning about theatre online.

Use the resource to:

  • Introduce students to theatre as an exciting, relevant and accessible art form through a familiar medium.
  • Engage and motivate students with films of set text and commentaries.
  • Complement and extend theatre visits to help students appreciate that there are many ways to stage and interpret plays.
  • Gain unrestricted access to quality to English and Drama resources for less than the cost of a theatre trip.Key features include:
  • Unique full-length films of current leading productions of Shakespeare plays, modern dramas, musicals and adaptations of classic novels.
  • Exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from theatre makers.
  • Accessible study guides to develop understanding of plot, character, language, historical context and authors.

Please send feedback on this resource to your subject librarian.

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