Links
University
- OUDS Oxford University Dramatic Society’s website, containing among other things the very useful OUDS Jobcentre and the White Pages. Also complete listings for all upcoming productions.
- Oxford University itself.
- University Drama Officer.
Theatres
Press
- Daily Info…
- Oxford Student…
- & Cherwell all publish reviews of student shows in Oxford.
Organisations
- ABTT the Association of British Theatre Technicians.
- BECTU the techies’ trade union for when you’re feeling underpaid!
- TMA the Theatre Management Association.
- PLASA the Performance Lighting and Sound Association
Training
- The Conference of Drama Schools.
- The National Council for Drama Training accredits acting and technical courses in the UK.
Newsgroups and mailing lists
- ABTT newsgroups, UK based and full of industry professionals.
- The Blue Room is a relatively new news group, but already has a good following.
- ox.clubs.ouds (only available on the oxford news server).
- rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft r.a.t.s. the definitive technical theatre newsgroup. For those without a newsgroup client, here is the google link.
- rec.arts.theatre.musicals (google)
- alt.stagecraft (google)
- sci.engr.lighting (google)
- The Stagecraft Mailing List has a very similar set of regular posters to and hence is just as useful as r.a.t.s.
- tabslist is a lower volume UK based version of the stagecraft list.
Other Universities
- The University of Exeter Drama Department’s large website.
- The University of Bristol Stage Technicians’ Association.
