Theatre Programmes Resource Guide, page 4

Online resources

This selection of links to key websites provides easy access to a broad range of additional resources for research and study.

The Australian Ballet

http://www.australianballet.com.au/
Includes a history of the company, information on current choreographers, list of current dancers and details of the current season.

Grainger Museum

http://buffy.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/grainger/
Information on Percy Grainger, his music and the activities of the museum. Includes photographs.

Melba Conservatorium of Music

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~melba/
Provides information about courses and facilities, including library services, and a general history of the institution. 

Melbourne Theatre Company

http://www.mtc.com.au/homecal.asp
Emphasis on the focus of the organisation, its history and details about the current season, plus information to assist new and emerging playwrights. 

Opera Australia

http://www.opera-australia.org.au/opera/oaweb.nsf/lookups/111-homepage?opendocument
Details of the current season’s performances prominent but also includes a company chronology and artists’ biographies. 

Performing Arts Collection

http://www.vicartscentre.com.au/pam/index.htm
General brief information about the origins of the collection and what it contains.  Breakdown of the different components, Circus, Dance, Music, Opera and Theatre, with illustrated examples.

Playbox Theatre

http://www.playbox.com.au/
Lists almost all Playbox productions from its beginning in 1976 through to 2002.  Includes information on the company and its aims, current season and its “works in progress” programme. 

SIBMAS: International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts

http://www.theatrelibrary.org/sibmas/sibmas.html
International coverage, including Australia.  Briefly describes the scope of the collections and gives contact details for the institutions. 

University of Melbourne School of Creative Arts

Student Theatre Database

http://www.sca.unimelb.edu.au
A resource for researchers and the general public with information on the companies, plays and people involved in theatre at the University.  Includes images and scanned programmes.