BA Acting
Meet your Librarian – Lindsey Crush
About Lindsey
Lindsey is the Subject Librarian responsible for courses in the programmes of Film & Performing Arts, Computer Arts & Technology and Fine Art & Photography.
How can I help you?
You can book one to one tutorials with me to help you with your research or referencing, please contact me via email or you can drop into the library office (DS103) to have a chat!
I work Monday to Friday
As a team, we also provide research and referencing drop-in sessions to assist you in the run-up to written work hand-ins, keep an eye on Instagram (@norwichuni_library) for times and dates.
Reading lists
The below lists include sources you may find useful when studying for your units. ‘Required’ resources are essential to the unit and we strongly advise you use them. ‘Recommended’ and ‘Further’ sources are all available via the Library and are suggested to help you with your research for this unit. Don’t forget, you can find a lot more than is listed here by searching the Library online.
e-book Collections
Try these virtual shelves which link you to ready-made collections of e-books on specific subjects.
Useful online collections for BA Acting
Acting (ProQuest)
Print Books
Books for Acting
With the exception of short loan books, main collection books can be borrowed for three weeks.
Some of the Acting books in the Library’s main collection are held Dewey Decimal number 792 but other sections such as film and animation will also be helpful.
Find out how to search for library catalogue books on Discovery.
Online Resources
As well as printed materials, the Library also has a wide selection of online resources to help you with your research.
Useful online resources for BA Acting
Resource Type
TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusBFI Player
Stream new, cult and classic films – instant access to exceptional movies hand-picked for you by people with a passion for cinema.
To create a new account follow the link and sign up using your university email address.
Step by step guidance to create an account can be found here (this link opens in a new window)
*** New BFI Player app*** information is available here.
As members of the BFI subscription service we also have access to free scans of chapters and articles, search the database here for a full list of what they have in their collections.
Resource Type
TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusBox of Broadcasts
BoB is an up to date television streaming service available to all students and staff. BoB allows you to view recently aired programmes from over 65 channels and there is a searchable archive of 3.3 million broadcasts. You can also record programmes aired in the last 30 days which will be stored on the service permanently, meaning you can watch them again and again. Best of all, you do not need a TV license to use this service.
This service is not available outside the UK. You will need to register with BoB when you first try and access it.
Video resources to support accessing and using BoB are available on the VLE.
Resource Type
TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusDigital Theatre +
Digital Theatre Plus is an immersive platform that brings contemporary theatre to life.
A video guide on how to use Digital Theatre + (this link opens in a new window)
Resource Type
E-Books TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusDrama Online
Drama Online is a fast-growing study resource which now features over 3,350 playtexts from over 1,200 playwrights, over 400 audio plays, 365 hours of video, and 450 scholarly books from leading theatre publishers and companies, offering a complete multimedia experience of theatre.
Video guides on how to use Drama Online (this link opens in a new window)
Resource Type
E-Books TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusScreen Studies
Screen Studies is a database of award-winning screenplays, critical and contextual books on film from the late nineteenth century to the present, and an interactive timeline of cinema history.
Publications
Publications, also known as magazines, journals or periodicals, are regularly published with up to date articles, images, and editorials. These can be available in print and online.
Useful online publications for BA Acting
Resource Type
MagazineLocation:
On-campusWhere to access:
PrintStatus:
British Cinematographer
British Cinematographer is Europe's No.1 magazine covering the art and craft of international cinematography.
Resource Type
MagazineLocation:
On-campusWhere to access:
PrintStatus:
CurrentScreen international
Film news, latest film reviews and reports from film festivals and film awards around the world
Resource Type
JournalLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWhere to access:
Print OnlineStatus:
CurrentTDR
TDR is scholarly, accessible, and dynamic with a global appeal. Each article is tightly focused, but the effect of the whole is of a broad range of topics. TDR is at the cutting edge of performance studies. TDR supports progressive political and social movements and ideas. TDR is inclusive and interdisciplinary. Written by and for scholars and artists—and their students—TDR is where leaders and future leaders of performance studies go for performance texts, performative writing, editorials, reviews, and articles about the performing arts, performance in everyday life, politics, popular entertainment, business, and sports.
Resource Type
MagazineLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWhere to access:
OnlineStatus:
CurrentThe Stage
The Stage Media Company Limited provides news and services for the UK theatre, entertainment and performing arts industry. The Stage is an essential resource for actors and performers, backstage workers, creative teams and those in training and education.
Resource Type
JournalLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWhere to access:
OnlineStatus:
CurrentTheatre Dance and Performance Training
Theatre, Dance and Performance Training ( TDPT) is a rigorously peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for practitioners, academics, creative artists and pedagogues to articulate research into performance training in all its diversity.
Research reports
For the BA3a unit you are required to produce a Research Report.
The Research Report gives you the chance to explore an area of interest to you and your practice. It should build on the ideas you laid out in the Research Report Proposal you handed in as part of the BA2b unit.
The guidelines for all courses are available on the intranet: Research Report Guidelines
You can see examples of high quality research reports from previous years’ Norwich Uni students via the link below: