A Guide to Theatre and Dance: Theatre: General

A dictionary of the theatre, including people, plays, theatres, terminology of the craft, and otherwise hard-to-identify topics. The style of the entries is lively and informative, and there are helpful cross references.

Covers playwrights, theatres, and plays, and is notable for lengthy and detailed surveys of theatre by country and region.

Lists criticism of plays arranged by author, with subheadings for individual plays. Sources vary from scholarly analysis to substantial reviews.

Brief articles on people, productions, composers, etc.

A thorough bibliography of critical articles and commentary on world theatre. For updates beyond 1990, consult the June issues of the journal Modern Drama, which include an annual listing of drama scholarship.

An authoritative guide to theater, with a global perspective.