VCE Drama

Resources 2014–2018
Some of the print resources contained in this list may be out of print. They have been included
because they may still be available from libraries, bookshops and private collections.
At the time of publication the URLs (website addresses) cited were checked for accuracy and
appropriateness of content. However, due to the transient nature of material placed on the web,
their continuing accuracy cannot be verified. Teachers are strongly advised to prepare their own
indexes of sites that are suitable and applicable to the courses they teach, and to check these
addresses prior to allowing student access.
Resources are broken into six categories:
 Books
 Online 
 Networking
 Mobile applications 
 Media 
 Organisations
Each category has a number of sub­category’s to specify how the resource is applicable.

BOOKS
Auslander, P 1997, From Acting to Performance: Essays in Modernism and Postmodernism,
Routledge, London, UK.
Baines, R & O’Brian, M 2005, Navigating Drama, Cambridge University Press, UK.
Banyai, G 2005, Drama Class: Lesson Plans for Years 7 to 10, MacMillan Education, Australia.
Booth, D 2005, Story Drama, Pembroke Publishers, Canada.
Brown, J R 2001, The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre, Oxford University Press, UK.
Bunyan, P 2001, Cracking Drama: Progression in Drama within English (5–16), National
Association for the Teaching of English.
Burgess, R & Gaundry, P 1985, Time for Drama: A Handbook for secondary teachers, Longman
Cheshire, London, UK.
Burton, B 2003, Creating Drama, Pearson Education, Australia.
Burton, B 2005, Making Drama, Pearson Education, Australia.
Brockett, O G 1984, The Essential Theatre, CBC College Publishing, New York, USA.
Clausen, M 2004, Centre Stage, Pearson Education, Australia.
Crawford, J L, Hurst, C, Lugering, M & Wimmer, S 2010, Acting in Person and in Style in
Australia, McGraw – Hill, Australia.
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Dockrill, C & Spinks, T 1991, Dynamic Dramatics, Cambridge University Press, Victoria,
UK.
Galbraith, R 1991, You’re On: A Practical Course in Drama and Theatre Arts, Longman,
Melbourne, Australia.
Gattenhof, S 2006, Drivers of Change: Contemporary Australian Theatre for Young People,
Drama Australia.
Gauntlett, M & O’Connor, B 1995, Drama Studies: An Introduction for Senior Students,
Longman, Melbourne, Australia.
Hartnoll, P 1998, The Theatre: A Concise History, Thames and Hudson, London, UK,
Haseman, B & O’Toole, J 1987, Dramawise: An introduction to the elements of Drama,
Heinemann, Melbourne, Australia.
Haseman, B & O’Toole, J 1990, Communicate Live! Heinemann, Melbourne, Australia.
Hornbrook, D 1998, On the Subject of Drama, Routledge, London, UK.
Kelsall, M 1985, Studying Drama: An Introduction, Edward Arnold Pty Ltd, London, UK.
Kempe, A 2002, The GCSE Drama Course Book: For use with all GCSE Drama
Specifications, Nelson Thornes Ltd, UK.
Kempe, A & Ashwell M 2001, Progression in Secondary Drama, Heinemann Educational
Publishers, Oxford, UK.
Kempe, A & Nicholson H 2007, Learning to Teach Drama 11–18, Bloomsbury Academic,
London, UK.
Lewis, M 2012, Teaching Classroom Drama and Theatre: Practical projects for secondary
school, Routledge, New York.
Mackey, S 1997, Practical Theatre: A post 16 approach, Stanley Thornes Ltd, UK.
Mooney, M & Nicholls, J 2004, Drama Journeys: Inside Drama Learning, Currency Press,
Australia.
Morgan, N & Saxton, J 1987, Teaching Drama, Hutchison and Co, London, UK.
Neelands, J & Dobson W 2008, Advanced Drama and Theatre Studies, Hodder Education,
London, UK.
Neelands, J 2005, Beginning Drama 11–14, David Fulton, UK.
Neelands, J & Dobson W 2000, Drama and Theatre Studies at AS/A Level, Hodder and
Stoughton. London, UK.
Neelands, J 1984, Making Sense of Drama: A Guide to Classroom Practice, Heinemann,
London, UK.
Neelands, J 1990, Structuring Drama Work: A Handbook of available forms in Theatre and
Drama, Cambridge University Press, UK.
Nicholson, H (ed.) 2000, Teaching Drama, 11–18, Continuum, London, UK.
O’Neill, C & Lambert, A 1989, Drama Structures: A Practical Handbook for Teachers,
Hutchinson and Co, London, UK.
O’Neill, C 1995, Drama Worlds: A framework for Process Drama, Heinemann, Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, USA.
O’Toole, J & Dun, J 2002, Pretending to Learn: Helping Children Learn through Drama,
Addison – Longman Ltd, Australia.
O’Toole, J 1992, The Process of Drama: Negotiating Art and Meaning, Routledge, London,
UK.

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Owens, A & Barber, K 1997, Dramaworks, St Clair Press, Rozelle, NSW, Australia.
Peter, M 1995, Making Drama Special: Developing Drama Practice to meet Special
Educational Needs, David Fulton, The University of Virginia, USA.
Pettengill, R & Abel, L 2001 Theatre: Art in Action, McGraw-Hill, Glencloe.
Sawyer, W (ed.) 1991–1998, The Modern Drama Workshop Series, St Clair Press, Rozelle,
NSW, Australia.
Schanker, H 1989, The Stage and School: A teachers Guide, McGraw-Hill Education, UK.
Self, D 2004, The Drama Theatre and Arts Course Book, Nelson, London, UK.
Sinclair, C, Jenneret, N & O’Toole, J 2008, Education in the Arts: Teaching and Learning in
the Contemporary Curriculum, Oxford University Press, Australia.
Stinson, M & Nichols, J 2005, Dramactive: Book 2, Cengage Learning, Australia.
Tanner, FA 1996, Creative Communication, 5th edn, Clark Publishing, Idaho, USA.
Tanner, FA 2004, Basic Drama Projects, 8th edn, Perfection Learning, USA.
Tarlington, C & Verriour, P 1991, Role Drama, Pembroke Publishers Ltd.
Taylor, P (ed.) 1995, Pre-text and storydrama: The artistry of Cecily O’Neill and David
Booth, National Association for Drama in Education, Australia.
Tourelle, L & McNamara, M 1998, Performance – A Practical Approach to Drama,
Heinemann, Melbourne, Australia.
Vergette, R 2008, Edexcel Advanced Drama and Theatre Studies, Phillip Allan Updates,
Hodder Education, UK.
Wagner, B J 1980, Dorothy Heathcote: Drama as a Learning Medium, Hutchinson and Co,
London, UK.
Wilson, E 1991, The Theater Experience, McGraw-Hill, USA.
White, D, Williams, J & Watson, K 1996, Ways with Plays, St. Clair Press, Rozelle, NSW,
Australia.
Student text
Bird, J & Sallis, R 2012, Acting Smart: VCE Drama, 5th edn, Acting Smart, Australia.
Boagey, E 1986, Starting Drama, Collins Educational, London, UK.
Burton, B 1991, Living Drama, 2nd edn, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, Australia.
Clausen, M & Kosky, S 2000, Centre Stage – Creating, Performing and Interpreting,
Heineman, Melbourne, Australia.
Galbraith, R 1991, ‘You’re On’: A Practical Course in Drama and Theatre Art, Longman,
Melbourne, Australia.
Gauntlett, M & O’Connor, B 1995, Drama Studies, Pearson Education, Australia.
Analysis
Campbell, P (ed.) 1996, Analysing Performance: A Critical Reader, Manchester University
Press, New York, USA.
Catron, L 1989, The Directors Vision: Play Direction from Analysis to Production, Mayfield
Publishing Company, USA.
Martin, J 1991, Voice in Modern Theatre, Routledge, London, UK.
Pfister, M 1988, The Theory and Analysis of Drama, Cambridge University Press, Oakleigh,
Victoria, Australia.

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Play Building – Improvisation and student devised work

Frost, A & Yarrow, R 1990, Improvisation in Drama, Macmillan London, UK.
Gooch, S 2001, Writing a Play, A & C Black, London, UK.
Hodgson, J & Richards, E 1983, Improvisation, Methuen, London, UK.
James, R & Williams, P 1984, A Guide to Improvisation: A Handbook for Teachers, Kemble
Press, London, UK.
Johnstone, K 1989, Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre, Routledge, New York, USA.
Lamden, G 2000, Devising: A Handbook for Drama and Theatre Studies, Hodder Education,
London, UK.
Michaels, W 1997, Playbuilding Shakespeare, Cambridge University Press, Victoria,
Australia.
Miles-Brown, J 2000, Acting: A Drama Studio Source Book, Peter Owen, London, UK.
Polsky, ME & Gilead, J 2002, The Improvisation Workshop Handbook: Creative Movement
and Verbal Interaction for Students K–8, Players Press, Studio City, California, USA.
Spolin, V 1999, Improvisation for the Theatre, Northwestern University Press, Illinois, USA.
Weigler,   W   2001,  Strategies   for   Playbuilding:   Helping   Groups   Translate   Issues   into   Theatre,
Heinemann, The University of Michigan, USA.

Australian theatre
Atkinson, A, Knight, L & McPhee, M 1997, The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia:
Opera, Music and Dance, Allen & Unwin, Australia.
Brisbane, K 1995, The Future in Black and White: Aboriginality in Recent Australian Drama,
Currency Press, Australia.
Carroll, D 1995, Australian Contemporary Drama, Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.
Casey, M 2004, Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre, University of
Queensland Press, Australia.
Fairhead, W 1989, Spotlights on Australian Drama: An anthology for Senior Students,
Macmillian, Australia.
Fitzpatrick, P 1987, Williamson, Methuen, North Ryde, Australia.
Fotheringham, R 1993, Community Theatre in Australia, Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.
Gadaloff, J 1991, Australian Drama, Jacaranda, Brisbane, Australia.
Gadaloff, J 1998, Spring Boards Australian Drama, Jacaranda Wiley Ltd, Australia.
Gration, S & Peelgrane, N 2008, Commedia Oz: Playing Commedia in Contemporary
Australia, Currency Press, Australia.
Hoepper, C & Taylor, P (eds) 1995, Selected Readings in Drama and Theatre Education,
IDEA ’95 Papers, NADIE publications, Brisbane, Australia.
Holloway, P 1988, Contemporary Australian Drama, Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.
Jones, L, Burstall, B & Garner, H 1998, La Mama: The Story of a Theatre, McPhee
Gribble/Penguin, Melbourne, Australia.
Kelly, V 1998, The Theatre of Lois Nowra, Currency Press, Sydney, Auatralia.
McCallum, J 2009, Belonging Australian Playwriting in the 20 th Century, Currency Press,
Sydney, Australia.
Mycak. S & Baker C 1997, Australian Mosaic: An Anthology of Multicultural Writing, Port
Melbourne, Reed, Australia.

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National Association for Drama in Education (NADIE), 1992, Aboriginal Education and
Drama: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Studies, A Policy Statement and
Guidelines for Drama Educators, QADIE, Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia.
Parsons, P 1995, Companion to Theatre in Australia, Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.
Parsons, P (ed.) 1997, Concise Companion to Theatre in Australia, Currency Press, Sydney,
Australia.
Radic, L 1991, The State of Play: The Revolution in the Australian Theatre, Penguin,
Australia.
Rees, L 1987, A History of Australian Drama: Australian Drama 1970–1985, Volume 2,
Angus and Robertson Publishers, UK.
Shutzman, M & Cohen-Cruz, J (eds) 1993, Playing Boal: Theatre, Therapy, Activism,
Routledge, London, UK.
Sommerstein, AH 2002, Greek Drama and Dramatists, Routledge, London, UK.
Veronica, K 1998, The Theatre of Lois Nowra, Currency Press, Australia.
Williams, M 1983, Australia on the Popular Stage 1829–1929, Oxford University Press,
Melbourne, Australia.
Wilson, PJ & Milne, G 2004, The Space Between: The Art of Puppetry and Visual Theatre in
Australia, Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.

Wolf, G 2008, Make it Happen: The Australian Performing Group, the Pram Factory and 
New Wave Theatre, Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.

Performance style (naturalistic and non-naturalistic)

Aristotle 1996, Poetics, Penguin Group, London, UK.
Artaud, A 1988, Antonin Artaud: Selected Writings, University of California Press, California,
USA.
Artaud, A 2010, The Theatre and its double, One World Classics, UK.
Banks, RA & Marson, P (ed.) 1998, Drama and Theatre Arts, Hodder Education, London,
UK.
Barber, S 2003, Antonin Artaud: Blows and Bombs, Creation Books, London, UK.
Boal, A 1995, The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy, Routledge,
New York, USA.
Boal, A 2000, The Theatre of the Oppressed, Pluto Press Limited, London, UK.
Brandon, JR 1997, The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre, Cambridge University Press, UK.
Brecht, B 1978, On Theatre, Methuen Publishing Ltd, London, UK.
Burton, B 1991, The Act of Learning – The Drama – Theatre Continuum in the Classroom,
Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, Australia.
Cavaye, R 1993, Kabuki: A Pocket Guide, Tuttle Publishing, Tokyo, Japan
Cohen, R 2003, Theatre, 6th edn, McGraw Hill, Boston, USA.
Cole, T 1995, Acting: A Handbook of the Stanislavski Method, Crown Publications, New
York, USA.
Crystal, Ben 2009, Shakespeare on Toast, Allen and Unwin Pty Ltd, NSW, Australia.
Darius, A 1996, Commedia dell’Arte: An Introduction, Kolesnok Production, Finland.

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Davies, A 1987, Other Theatres: The Development of Alternative and Experimental Theatre
in Britain, Barnes and Noble, New Jersey, USA.
Ernst, E 1974, The Kabuki Theatre, The University Press of Hawaii, USA.
Esslin, M 2004, The Theatre of the Absurd, Penguin, Harmondsworth, UK.
Findlay, M 2000, Classical Mythology, Pearson Education, New Zealand.
Green, R & Handley, E 1995, Images of Greek Theatre, British Museum Press, London, UK.
Grotowski, J 1993, Towards a Poor Theatre, Methuen, London, UK.
Grover, PD 1997, Voices Nearby: An anthology of Asia Pacific Writing, Rigby Heinemann.
Gordon, M 1983, Lazzi: The Comic Routines of the Commedia dell’Arte, Performing Art
Journal Publications.
Gurr, A 1992, The Shakespearean Stage, 1574–1642, 3rd edn, Cambridge University Press,
London, UK.
Hunter, G & Priest, E 1996, Greek Drama, Pearson Education, New Zealand.
Jenkins, A 1990, The Theatre of Tom Stoppard, 2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, UK.
Kumiega, J 1987, The Theatre of Grotowski, Metheun, London, UK.
Marsh, L 1998, Starting Shakespeare: First encounters with Shakespeare’s Plays, Longman.
Mason, B 1992, Street Theatre and Other Outdoor Performance, Routledge, London, UK.
McIntyre H G 1981, The Theatre of Jean Anouilh, Barnes and Noble Books, New Jersey,
USA.
Miller, S 1992, Systems of Rehearsal: Stanislavsky, Brecht, Grotowski and Brook, Routledge,
London, UK.
Newlove, J 2001, Laban for Actors and Dancers: Putting Laban’s Movement Theory into
Practice, Routledge, UK.
Quigley, AE, 1985, The Modern Stage and Other Worlds, Methuen, New York & London.
Ranger, P 2000, Meaning Form and Performance, Oberon Books, London, UK.
Rook, R & Saunders, J 1997, Playforms, Cambridge University Press, Victoria, Australia.
Roose-Evans, J 1996, Experimental Theatre: From Stanislavsky to Peter Brook, Routledge,
New York, USA.
Royal Shakespeare Company 2010, The RSC Shakespeare Toolkit for Teachers, Methuen
Drama, A & C Black Publishers, London.
Rubin, D, Diakhate, O & Hansel, NE (eds) 2000, The World Encyclopaedia of Contemporary
Theatre: Africa, vol. 3, Rutledge, London, UK.
Rubin, D, Solorzano, C (eds) 2000, The World Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Theatre: The
Americas, vol. 2, Rutledge, London, UK.
Rubin, D 1998, The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific, Rutledge,
London, UK.
Rudlin, J 1994, Commedia dell’Arte: An Actor’s Handbook, Routledge, New York, USA.
Schumacker, C 2001, Artaud on Theatre, Methuen, New York & London.
Sommerstein, AH 2002, Greek Drama and Dramatists, Routledge, London, UK.
Stanislavski, C 1999, Stanislavski’s Legacy, Routledge, London, UK.
Strasberg, L 1990, A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method, GP Putnam’s Sons,
New York, USA.

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Styan, J 1981, Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 1: Realism and Naturalism, Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Styan, J 1981, Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 2: Symbolism, Surrealism and the
Absurd, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Styan, J 1983, Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 3: Expressionism and Epic Theatre,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
Willett, J 1977, The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht, Methuen Publishing Ltd, London, UK.
Acting technique
Ball, W 1984, A Sense of Direction: Some Observations on the Art of Directing, Costume and
Fashion Press, Canada.
Barkworth, P 1991, About Acting, Methuen, London, UK.
Benedetti, J 2004, Stanislavski: An Introduction, Methuen, London, UK.
Benedetti, R 2004, The Actor at Work, 9th edn, Allyn & Bacon, Pearson Education, Boston,
USA.
Bernard, I 1997, Film and Television Acting: From Stage to Screen, 2nd edn, Focal Press,
Elsevier, USA.
Berry, C 2000, The Actor and The Text, Virgin Publishing, UK.
Berry, C 2003, Voice and the Actor, Virgin Publishing, UK.
Blumenfeld, R 2002, Accents: A Manuel for Actors, Proscenium Publishers, New York, USA.
Brandstein, E & Lipari, J 1995, The Actor: A Practical Guide to a Professional Career,
Plume, USA.
Bruder, M 1986, A Practical Handbook for the Actor, 1st edn, Vintage, London, UK.
Carey, D 1995, Masterclass for Men: The Actor’s Audition Manual, Nick Hearn Books.
Carey, D 1995, Masterclass for Women: The Actor’s Audition Manual, Heinemann
Educational Publishers.
Chekhov, M 1991, On the Technique of Acting, Harper Collins, USA.
Chubbuck, I 2004, The Power of the Actor, Penguin, USA.
Cohen, L 2010, The Lee Strasberg Notes, Routledge, New York, USA.
Cohen, R 1991, Acting One, 2nd edn, Mayfield, Mountain California, USA.
Colson, G 1988, Voice Production and Speech, 3rd edn, Longman, London, UK.
Evans, A 2003, Secrets of Performing Confidence – For Actors, Musicians, Performers,
Presenters, Public Speakers, A & C Black, London, UK.
Greenspon, J 1998, VGM’s Career Portraits: Acting, National Textbook Company
Publishing, Lincolnwood, USA.
Harrop, J & Epstein, SR 2000, Acting with Style, 3rd edn, Allyn & Bacon, USA.
Hirsch, F 1984, A Method to Their Madness, Da Capo Press, New York, USA.
Linklater, K 1976, Freeing the Natural Voice, Drama Book Publishers, New York, USA.
Linklater, K 1992, Freeing Shakespeare’s Voice: An Actor’s Guide to Talking the Text, Theatre
Communications Group, New York, USA.
McEvoy, S 2000, Shakespeare: The Basics, Routledge, UK.
McGaw, C & Clark, L 1996, Acting is Believing: A Basic Method, Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, New York, USA.

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McKellen, I & Rodenburg, P 1993, The Right to Speak: Working With the Voice, Routledge,
London, UK.
Meisner, S & Longwell, D 1987, Sanford Meisner on Acting, Random House, New York,
USA.
Merlin, B 2009, The Complete Stanislavski Toolkit, Nick Hearn Books, London, UK.
Moore, S 1979, Training an Actor: The Stanislavski System in Class, Penguin Books,
Australia.
Morrison, H 2003, Acting Skills, 3rd edn, A & C Black, London, UK.
Moss, L 2006, The Intent to Live: Achieving your true potential as an actor, Bantam Dell,
New York, USA.
Orda, Y & Marshall, L 1997, The Invisible Actor, Methuen, New York & London.
Pearce, S 2010, The Alchemy of Voice: Transform and Enrich your Life through the Power of
your Voice, Findhorn Press, London, UK.
Shapiro, M 2006, An Actor Performs, 2nd edn, Wadsworth Publishing, Thompson Higher
Education, Ohio, USA.
Shapiro, M 2000, Speaking American: The Australian Actor’s Guide to an American Dialect
with CD, Currency Press, Australia.
Shiach, D 1987, From Page to Performance, Cambridge University Press, Oakleigh, Victoria,
Australia.
Stanislavski, C 2004, An Actor’s Handbook, Routledge, London, UK.
Stanislavski, C & Hapgood, ER 1989, An Actor Prepares, Theatre Arts Books.
Stanislavski, C 2008, Building a Character, Methuen Drama, London.
Stanislavski, C 2008, Creating a Role, Methuen Drama, London.
Turner, JC 1987, Voice and Speech in the Theatre, A&C Black, London, UK.
Stagecraft
Anderson, K & Ross, I 2001, Performance Design in Australia, Craftsman House, Sydney,
Australia.
Beck, R 1990, Stagecraft, 3rd edn, National Textbook Company, Lincolnwood, USA.
Bowskill, D 1983, Acting Stagecraft (Made Simple Books), Heinemann, UK.
Brook, P 1990, The Empty Space, Penguin Books, London, UK.
Caputo, J, Palosaari, J & Pickering, K 2003, Effective Communication Handbook, Dramatic
Lines, Twickenham, England, UK.
Fraser, N 1994, Lighting and Sound: A Phaidon Theatre Manual, Phaidon, University of
California, USA.
Govier, J 1989, Create Your Own Stage Props, A & C Black, London, UK.
Griffiths, TR 1999, Stagecraft: The Complete Guide to Theatrical Practice, Knickerbocker
Press, London, UK.
Holt, M 1994, Costume and Make-up: A Phaidon Theatre Manual, Phaidon, University of
California, USA.
Holt, M 1994, Stage Design and Properties: A Phaidon Theatre Manual, Phaidon, University
of California, USA.
Kidd, M 1996, Stage Costume, A & C Black, London, UK.
Laver, J 1986, Costume and Fashion, Thames and Hudson, London, UK.

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Linnel, R 1993, Theatre Arts Workbook, Hodder Education, London, UK.

Menear, P & Hawkins, T 1994, Stage Management and Theatre Administration: A Phaidon
Theatre Manual, Phaidon, University of California, USA.
McCaffery, M 1998, Directing a Play: A Phaidon Theatre Manual, Phaidon, University of
California, USA.
Reynolds, P 1991, Drama: Text into Performance, Penguin, Harmondsworth, UK.
Activities
Barker, C 1977, Theatre Games, Eyre Methuen, London, UK.
Bennathan, J 2000, Developing Drama Skills 11–14, Heinemann Educational Publishers,
Oxford, UK.
Boal, A 1992, Games for Actors and Non-Actors, Routledge, London, UK.
Burgess, T & Shilbeck, N 2000, The Singing and Acting Handbook Games and Exercises for
the Performer, Routledge, London, UK.
Spolin, V 1989, Theatre Game File, Northwestern University Press, Illinois, USA.
Spolin, V 1986, Theatre Games for the Classroom: A Teacher’s Handbook, Northwestern
University Press, Illinois, USA.
Scher, A & Verrall, C 1975, 100+ Ideas for Drama, Heinemann Educational Publishers,
Oxford, UK.
Scher, A & Verrall, C 1987, Another 100+ Ideas for Drama, Heinemann Educational
Publishers, Oxford, UK.
Swartz, L 2002, The New Dramathemes (3rd edition): A practical Guide for Classroom
Teachers, Pembroke Publishers, USA.
Script
AATE 1997, Single Voice: individual performance pieces for senior secondary students,
Australian Association for the Teaching of English, Norwood, South Australia.
Bluhm, A 2002, The Methuen Drama Audition Book for Men, Bloomsbury Academic. UK.
Bluhm, A 2002, The Methuen Drama Audition Book for Women, Methuen Drama, UK.
Brisbane, K (ed.) 1998, Plays of the 60s, Volume 3, Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.
Brisbane, K (ed.) 1998, Plays of the 70s, Volume 1, Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.
Harmer, W 1995, What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Currency Press, Sydney, Australia.
Harvey, A 1993, The Methuen Drama Audition Book for Young Actors, Methuen Drama, UK.
O’Connor, J 2001,Scenes and Stages: Resourcing Drama in the Framework for Teaching
English, Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford, UK.
O’Connor, J 2001, Scripts and Sketches, Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford, UK.
Roxborogh, T K 1997, Fifteen Minute Shakespeare, Longman Paul, New Zealand.
Roxborogh, T K 1998, Twenty Minute Shakespeare, Pearson Education, New Zealand.
Yaxley, R, McAlister, Y, Saldais, M 2002, No Big Drama: Short Playscripts for Junior
Secondary, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Australia.

JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES

ADEM, Australian Drama Education Magazine, Drama Australia, Brisbane, Australia.
Applied Theatre Researcher, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Australasian Drama Studies, La Trobe University, Australia.

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Directions: National Guide to Tertiary Education in Performing Arts, Carclew Youth Arts
Centre, North Adelaide, Australia.
Drama Magazine, National Drama Magazine, London, UK.
Dramatic Publishing, International Catalogue of Plays and Musicals, Illinois, USA.
Incite/Insight Magazine, American Alliance for Theatre of Education, USA.
IDEA Journal, International Drama Education Association, International.
Ignite, Theatre Arts Network Queensland (TANQ), Brisbane, Australia.
Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, University of Kansas, USA.
Lowdown, Drama Australia, Brisbane, Australia.
Mask, Drama Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
Modern Drama, University of Toronto, Canada.
NJ, The Journal of Drama Australia, Drama Australia, Brisbane, Australia.
PAJ: Performing Arts Journal, Baltimore, USA.
RIDE (Research in Drama Education): The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance,
Warwick Institute of Education, UK.
Stage Whispers, Premonitions Publications, Monbulk, Australia.
The Drama Review, New York University, USA.
Theater, The Yale School of Drama, USA.
Theatre Journal, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Colorado, USA.
Youth Theatre Journal, American Alliance for Theatre of Education, USA.

ONLINE
Book stores
Abebooks
www.abebooks.com
Amazon
www.amazon.com
Australian Online Bookshop
www.bookworm.com.au/
Book Depository
www.bookdepository.com/
Booktopia
www.booktopia.com.au/
eBooks Australia
www.bookworld.com.au
Globe Theatre Online Store
www.shakespearesglobe.com/shop
National Theatre Online Store
http://shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
Royal Shakespeare Company Online Store
www.rsc.org.uk/shop/browse/

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General
Justins Theatre Links
www.theatrelinks.com/
National Theatre: Five Truths about theatre Practitioners
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5DE67813461897E6
The Academy
http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/staffhome/siryan/academy/theatres/Performance_Main_Page.htm
The Drama Teacher
www.thedramateacher.com/
Theatre Practitioners
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Theatre_practitioners
Theatre forms/theatre figures/stagecraft
Antonin Artaud
Antonin Artaud
www.levity.com/corduroy/artaud.htm
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
www.kirjasto.sci.fi/brecht.htm
Bertolt Brecht, Moonstruck Publishing
www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc15.htm
Commedia
A Commedia Page
www.commedia-dell-arte.com/
Commedia links page
Commedia dell ‘Arte
Harlequinn Limited
www.commedia.org/
Greek
Classical Drama Sites
www.xmarks.com/site/www.webcom.com/shownet/medea/grklink.html
Classical Drama links
Greek Drama
Rivendell Educational Archive
www.watson.org/rivendell/dramagreek.html
Greek Drama – Playwrights, poets and mythologies
Kabuki
Kabuki: Traditional Theatrical Arts
Asian Studies Network Information Centre, University of Texas
www.glopad.org/jparc/?q=en/illustrations/kabuki_theatre_chart
Medieval
NetSERF
The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
The Catholic University of America
www.netserf.org
The Labyrinth
Resources for Medieval Studies, Georgetown University

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www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/
Playwrights
Yahoo! Playwrights Search, Yahoo! Inc.
http://dir.yahoo.com/arts/humanities/literature/authors/playwrights/
Surrealism
Cusimano, J Cusimano: Metaphysical Surrealist Artist
www.cusimano.com/artist/surreal/index.htm
Vaudeville
American Variety Stage
Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment 1870–1920
The Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/
Brown, L Federal Theatre, Melodrama, Social Protest and Genius
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fedtp/ftbrwn00.html
William Shakespeare
Mr William Shakespeare and the Internet
www.shakespeare.palomar.edu/
The Ever Reader
Online magazine of the Shakespeare Oxford Society
www.shakespeare-oxford.com/?page_id=21
Shakespeare Oxford Society Home Page featuring news, articles and essays on Shakespeare
and Elizabethan Theatre
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
www.shakespeare.org.uk/%20
Features study materials, history, play texts, literary criticism and the Archive of the Royal
Shakespeare Company
Australian focus
Art Gallery NSW
Art Gallery of New South Wales
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/%20
ArtServe
The Australian National University
http://rubens.anu.edu.au/
Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT)
www.anat.org.au
Digital Gallery
Board of Studies NSW
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/multimedia
National Archives of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
www.naa.gov.au/%20
National Gallery of Australia
http://www.nga.gov.au/
National Gallery of Victoria
www.ngv.vic.gov.au/%20
National Library of Australia
www.nla.gov.au/

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NETWORKING
Each of the networking sites below allow the teacher to establish a secure network for
students to collaborate, research and provide feedback throughout the production process. The
teacher will have to create a username and password and work as the administrator for the
site.
For guidelines about teaching in online spaces go to the Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development website:
www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/health/Pages/lolteaching.aspx
Wordpress
http://wordpress.com
Wiki Space
www.wikispaces.com
Googledoc
https://www.google.com
Ning
www.ning.com

MOBILE APPLICATIONS
Education
Celtx, Greyfirst Corp, last updated, 1 October 2012
Edmodo, Fusion Projects Inc, last updated, 2 March 2013
iBrainstorm, Universal Mind, last updated, 21 December 2012
Inspiration Maps, Inspiration Software Inc, last updated, 10 Dec 2012
Line Learner, Peter Allday, last updated, 26 September 2012
MyLines, Richard Bruderick, last updated, 2 November 2012
Penzu, Penzu Inc, last updated, Feb 19, 2013
Podcasts, Apple Inc, last updated, 2 November 2012
Scene Partner, mytheatreapps.com, LLC, last updated 15 February 2013
ZigZag Board, ZigZag Inc, last updated, 8 July 2011
Music, sound effects and editing
Garageband, Apple Inc, last updated, 19 September 2012
iMovie, Apple Inc, last updated, 13 February 2013
Dramatic Music App, 21x20 Media Inc, last updated 19 March 2012

MEDIA
Arts Matters: Dramatic Styles 1998, Parnall, R, DE&T, Melbourne.
Videos from:
Appleseed Productions, Playing a Part: The Process of Creating Drama series:
The Creative Team
From Page to Stage
The Actor’s Technique
The Audition
The Rehearsal Process
Acting for the Screen

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Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed in Rio de Janeiro, 53 minutes.

Commedia dell’arte, Antonio Fava, 53 minutes.
Diavolozoppo: Community Theatre in Action, 70 minutes
VC Media Pty Ltd
572a St. Kilda Road
Melbourne Vic 3004
Tel: (03) 9510 3600
Contemporary Arts Media Pty Ltd
www.artfilms.com.au
Creating Physical Theatre – a guide to ideas, strategies and methods that can be used to add
physical dimensions to performance.
Ensemble building, 2 DVD set devised by UK drama teachers Expressive gestures,
dir. Kriszta Doczy. The focus of the film is on GESTURES and their ‘imaginative’ application
in non-realistic performance.
International Young IDEA Project, 2005–2007, DVD 1: Devising performance, DVD 2:
Crossing – The performance
Director’s Interpretation, Australia, 1995, 15 minutes.
Drama makes Meaning, 24 minutes, A 10272127. This program is in four sections: building
the belief, establishing roles, developing drama, responding. Includes teacher’s guide.
Henrik Ibsen, 59 minutes
Marcom Projects
PO Box 4215
Loganholme Qld 4219
This program discusses the life and work of the Norwegian poet and dramatist and the impact
of his plays on the world of theatre, in particular his creation of modern, realistic drama.
Image of reality, 28 minutes, A10839690.
Discusses survival of drama since ancient Greece; uses play excerpts to compare heroes in
King Oedipus, Hamlet and The Glass Menagerie; examines some modern dramas.
Is this Seat Taken? 27 minutes
Marcom Projects
PO Box 4215
Loganholme Qld 4219
Tel: (07) 3801 5600
Fax: (07) 3801 5662
A unique and intimate theatrical performance in Canberra with women from a range of
cultural backgrounds on stage sharing thoughts on the role of women in Australia irrespective
of race or colour.
Marcom Projects
PO Box 4215
Loganholme Qld 4219
Tel: (07) 3801 5600
Fax: (07) 3801 5662
Macbeth – various versions, e.g.
Toil: The making of Zen Zen Zo’s Macbeth, 1998, directed by Tim Roanc. Zen Zen Zo.
Macbeth, 1971, 135 minutes, directed by Roman Polanski, network.
Macbeth, 1978, 146 minutes, directed by Philip Casson. Pickwick.
Macbeth, 1996 edition of a 1960s film. 149 minutes directed by Jack Gold. BBC Video.
Masked Madness in Switzerland, 26 minutes
Marcom Projects
PO Box 4215

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Loganholme Qld 4219

Tel: (07) 3801 5600
Fax: (07) 3801 5662
Examines the festival of masked madness in Basel and can be used for examples and studies
of the mask.
Mask, Kriszta Bodonyi, 54 minutes.
Mime, Kriszta Bodonyi, 54 minutes.
Physical Theatre: Butoh and Beyond, 53 minutes.
Plays, 15 minutes
Video Education Australasia
111A Mitchell Street
Bendigo Vic 3550
Includes interviews with the director and two actors during the making of Macbeth in regard
to character development and performance.
Radio Drama, 55 minutes
VCMedia Pty Ltd
572a St Kilda Road
Melbourne Vic 3004
Tel: (03) 9510 3600
Shakespeare is Alive and Well in the Modern World ( A10830065), 45 minutes. Analyses
Shakespeare’s eternal themes of alienation, love, revenge, ambition and rebellion from the
tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar. Compares the treatment of
these same themes in Wuthering Heights, Animal farm, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s nest,
Lord of the Flies, and The Outsiders.
Training at Grotowski’s ‘laboratorium’ in Wroclaw, 90 minutes.
The Drama Skills Videos, 1996
Blake education Pty Ltd
PO Box 234
Alexandria NSW 2015
The videos are titled Movement, Characterisation, and Acting the part, and are based around
a workshop format where basic exercises are developed into a performance piece. They are
accompanied by a workbook.
The Theatres of Asia: An Introduction, 50 minutes.

ORGANISATIONS
Victorian and National Organisations
ACMI (Australian Centre for Moving Image)
Federation Square
Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 8663 2200
Website: www.acmi.net.au
Alliance Online: Media, Entertainment and Arts
Level 4
221 Queen Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: (03) 9691 7100
Fax: (03) 9691 7155
Website: www.alliance.org.au/
Arena Theatre Company
130 Dryburgh Street

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North Melbourne Vic 3051

Tel: 9329 6266
Website: www.arenatheatre.com.au/
Artists in Schools
Arts Victoria
Private Bag No. 1
City Road Post Office
South Melbourne Vic 3205
www.arts.vic.gov.au/Funding_Programs/Education_Partnerships/Artists_in_Schools
Australian Copyright Council
3/245 Chalmers Street
Redfern NSW 2016
Tel: (02) 9318 1788
Fax: (02) 9698 3536
Website: www.copyright.org.au
Australian Script Centre
77 Salamanca Place
Hobart Tas 7000
Tel: (03) 6223 4675
Website: www.ozscript.org/
Australian Writers’ Guild
8/50 Reservoir St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Tel: (02) 9281 1554
Fax: (02) 9281 4321
Website: www.awg.com.au/
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
40 Lydiard Street
North Ballarat Vic 3350
Tel: (03) 5331 5622
Fax: (03) 5331 6361
Website: www.balgal.com/
Benalla Art Gallery
Bridge Street
Benalla Vic 3672
Tel: (03) 5762 3027
Fax: (03) 5762 5640
Website: www.benallaartgallery.com
Bendigo Art Gallery
42 View Street
Bendigo Vic 3550
Tel: (03) 5443 4991
Fax: (03) 5443 6586
Bharatam Dance Company
PO Box 2289
Richmond South Vic 3121
Tel: (03) 9528 3416
Tel/Fax: (03) 9427 1814
Email: bhardanc@ozemail.com.au
Complete Works Theatre Company
11/1 St Heliers Street
Abbotsford Vic 3067

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Tel: 9417 6166

Website: www.completeworks.com.au/
Dharnya Aboriginal Centre
Barmah Town Vic 3639
Tel: (03) 5869 3302
Drama Australia
PO Box 15163
Albert Street
Brisbane Qld 4002
Ph: (07) 3875 5725
Fax: (07) 3875 6868
Website: www.dramaaustralia.org.au
Drama Victoria
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers Street
Abbotsford Vic 3067
PO Box 373
Abbotsford Vic 3067
Tel: (03) 9419 2766
Fax: (03) 9419 4830
Website: www.dramavictoria.vic.edu.au
Footscray Community Arts Centre
45 Moreland Road
Footscray Vic 3011
Tel: (03) 9362 8888
Website: http://footscrayarts.com/
Gasworks Arts Park
21 Graham Street
Albert Park Vic 3206
Tel: 8606 4200
Website: www.gasworks.org.au/
Geelong Gallery
Little Malop Street
Geelong Vic 3220
Tel: (03) 5229 3645
Fax: (03) 5221 6441
Website: www.geelonggallery.org.au
Gippsland Art Gallery
68 Foster Street
Sale Vic 3850
Tel: (03) 5142 3372
Horsham Regional Art Gallery
80 Wilson Street
Horsham Vic 3400
Tel: (03) 5282 5575
Fax: (03) 5381 5407
Website: www.horshamartgallery.com.au/
Hal Leonard Australia
4 Lentara Court
Cheltenham Victoria, Australia 3192
Tel: 9585 3300
Website: http://licensing.halleonard.com.au

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Heide: Museum of Modern Art

7 Templestowe Road
Bulleen Vic 3105
Tel: (03) 9850 1500
Fax: (03) 9852 0154
Website: www.heide.com.au/
La Mama
205 Faraday Street
Carlton Vic 3053
Tel: 9347 6948
Website: http://lamama.com.au/
Latrobe Regional Gallery
138 Commercial Road
Morwell Vic 3840
Tel: (03) 5128 5700
Fax: (03) 5128 5706
Malthouse Theatre Company
113 Sturt Street
Southbank Vic 3006
Tel: 9685 5100
Website: www.malthousetheatre.com.au/
Melbourne Festival
PO Box 10
Flinders Lane
Melbourne Vic 8009
Tel: 9662 4242
Website: www.melbournefestival.com.au
Melbourne Fringe
Level 2
225 Bourke Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 9660 9600
Website: www.melbournefringe.com.au
Museum Victoria
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson Street
Carlton Vic 3053
Tel: 1300 130 152
Website: http://museumvictoria.com.au
Melbourne Theatre Company
252 Sturt Street
Southbank Vic 3006
Tel: 8688 0900
Website: www.mtc.com.au/
National Gallery of Victoria
PO Box 7259
Melbourne Vic 8004
Tel: (03) 8620 2222
Website: www.ngv.vic.gov.au
NICA (National Institute of Circus Arts)
Swinburne University
45 Green Street

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Prahran Vic 3181

Tel: 9214 6975
Website: www.nica.com.au/
Performing Arts Museum
100 St Kilda Road
Melbourne Vic 3004
Tel: (03) 9281 8194
Fax: (03) 9281 8530
Polyglot Theatre
27A Cromwell Road
South Yarra, Vic 3141
Tel: 8060 4680
Website: www.polyglottheatre.com/
Red Stitch
2 Chapel Street
St Kilda Vic 3182
Tel: 9533 8082
Website: www.redstitch.net/
Regional Arts Victoria
Level 3
370 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
GPO Box 1799
Melbourne Vic 3001
Tel: (03) 9644 1800
Fax: (03) 9646 3832
Website: www.rav.net.au
SEDA (Sports Education and Development Australia)
425 Riversdale Road
Hawthorn East Vic 3123
Tel: 1300 11 7332
Website: www.sedagroup.com.au/arts
Shows for Schools
PO Box 5278
Middle Park, 3206
Tel: 1300 737 280
Website: www.showsforschools.com.au
School Performance Tours
7A Cope Street
Redfern NSW 2016
Tel: (02) 9319 7475
Freetol: 1800 221 509
Fax: (02) 9318 0081
Website: www.schoolperformancetours.com.au/
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street
St Kilda Vic 3182
Tel: 9534 4879
Website: www.theatreworks.org.au
The Arts Centre
100 St Kilda Road
Melbourne Vic 3004

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Tel: 9281 8587

Website: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au
Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA)
Level 1
2 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Vic 3000
Tel: 9032 1700
Website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
Victorian College of the Arts (VCE)
The University of Melbourne
234 St Kilda Road
Southbank Vic 3006
Tel: 9035 9495
Website: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/
Victorian Drama League (script rental library)
3rd Floor
Ross House
247 Flinders Lane
Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: (03) 9663 4222
Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~vicdrama/
Victorian Writers’ Centre
First Floor
Nicholas Building
37 Swanston Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Phone: (03) 9654 9068
Fax: (03) 9654 4751
Website: www.writers-centre.org
International Organisations
International Drama Education Association (IDEA)
Website: www.idea-org.net/
National Drama
Website: www.nationaldrama.org.uk
American Alliance of Theatre Education
Website: www.aate.com/

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