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Music, Sounds, Props etc
Music
Free Music, 100% Free: https://freepd.com/
This music is all licensed CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Free Music Archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/
Use the search feature for Public Domain music.
Rob MacKillop (http://www.robmackillop.net/mp3/)
Free-to-download recordings of lute, vihuela, theorbo and early guitar. Check with the owner before using in your production. Don't forget to make a donation to help Rob. :)
Free sounds and music: www.freesfx.co.uk
www.archive.org
Creative Commons and Public Domain music available at: www.archive.org/details/audio
(As always do check copyright details at the website).
CCMixer:
http://ccmixter.org/
ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.
Sounds
Free sounds and music: www.freesfx.co.uk
Sounds Search the web for sounds using Find Sounds: www.findsounds.com
A free source for sounds: www.freesound.org
Purchase world class sound effects online: www.stockmusic.com/sound_effects
Props, Set, etc
Great book we have used a lot: Stage Crafts by Chris Hoggett. Available here at Amazon.com
Shakespeare..
"Ultimate Shakespeare Resource Guide"
Loads of great links for all things Shakespeare.
http://www.freebooknotes.com/shakespeare-guide/
Shakespeare's Words: The online version of the best-selling glossary and language companion. Also, usefully shows the number of actual lines a character has and more... www.shakespeareswords.com
Open Source Shakespeare: www.opensourceshakespeare.org Useful information such as viewing all of a characters cues and lines in one click.
No Fear Shakespeare Modern and classic text side by side online: http://nfs.sparknotes.com
Shakespeare Online: www.shakespeare-online.com
In-depth and accurate Shakespeare information, including free play analysis, Shakespeare's biography, essays, answers to common Shakespeare questions, and a Shakespearean glossary.
Costumes, Prose, and More: Information and links to lots of great stuff! www.halloweencostumes.com/all-about-william-shakespeare.html
Resource Guide to Elizabethan Era Costumes
There are all sorts of great stuff here. Thank you, Ava: www.costumecraze.com/r/resource-guide-to-elizabethan-era-costumes
16th Century Fashion
A wealth of information for costuming for this period. Thank you Kerri!
www.lulus.com/blog/resources/h
Listen to some of Shakepeares plays online (files are large so we suggest you download them before listening). http://speak-the-speech.org/
Condensed and simplified Shakespeare: www.condensedshakespeare.com www.simplifiedshakespeare.com
Words Coined by Shakespeare: Words and phrases coined by Shakespeare. Thank you, Caleb: www.litcharts.com/content/the-bards-lexicon-words-coined-by-shakespeare
Playhouses and Theatres: A short history of famous outdoor Playhouses
Thank you, Jack: www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/articles/wooden-playhouses
Interesting Links for Students
A brief history of Makeup:
https://www.bhcosmetics.com/resources/makeup-and-cosmetics-history/
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Local Theatre's
Sixteenth Avenue Theatre
www.16avetheatre.co.nz
Tauranga Musical Theatre
www.tmt.org.nz
Te Puke Repertory Society
www.tepukerepertorysociety.com
Katikati Theatre
www.facebook.com/KatikatiTheatreInc
Outdoor Summer Shakespeare in the Bay (Te Puna Quarry)
www.summershakespeareinthebay.com
Summer Shakespeare Tauranga (Historic Village)
www.facebook.com/Summer-Shakespeare-Tauranga-714431991945429/