To find reviews of plays and other performances, select Articles from the drop-down menu at the right end of the search box in the catalog and enter a keyword such as a title or the name of a playwright. Then choose Reviews from the Resource Type selection on the left side of your results page.
You can also search for reviews in databases such as:
Why? To access digitized copies of historic American periodicals
What? Newspaper and magazine articles
When? 1684 - 1877
Why? To browse 3.5M+ pages of digitized content from 1,000+ North Carolina county newspapers
What? Newspaper articles
When? 1751 - 1999
Why? To access 650+ of the world's top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, The Guardian, Financial Times, and the South China Morning Post
What? Newspaper articles, newsstreams
When? 1970 - present
Why? To browse archival images and articles from past issues of Life Magazine
What? Magazine articles, images
When? 1936 - 2000
Why? To access archival, full-text articles from one of the United States' newspapers of record
What? Full-text articles, images
When? 1851 - 2020
Why? To explore historic American newspaper publications of all kinds from mammoth dailies to those published by special-interest groups
What? Urban and regional newspapers, special-interest publications, and illustrated papers
When? 19th century
Why? To access digitized facsimiles of issues of The Times of London
What? Newspaper articles
When? 1785 - 2014
Why? To explore current and archival premium U.S. news content from papers such as the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune
What? News articles, newswires, and blogs
When? 1980 - present
Beyond the news resources above, you can also find critical essays and performance reviews in these broader research databases:
Why? To explore a full-text archive of scholarly journals, particularly strong in the arts and humanities
What? Journal articles
When? 1665 - present
Why? To find resources to support literary response and analysis from a diverse range of critics and viewpoints
What? Topic guides, literary works, reviews, and criticism
The library collects a number of major theatre journals and magazines. Most of the journals collection is located on the 2nd floor, but the latest issues can be found in the 1st floor browsing area behind the stairs. Here are just a few titles we subscribe to:
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