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Welcome to Playregistry.com

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Whether you're an actor looking for information about a specific role to help with an audition, a director mounting a production for a certain number of actors, a teacher/student looking to further research a play or a theatregoer interested in learning more about a play you are going to see, then Playregistry.com is for you.

Our database contains thousands of well and lesser known plays and the list is growing all the time
Search through our vast database to find detailed information about the plays and playwrights, including synopses, biographies, character breakdowns, production histories and much more.

Can't find what you're looking for?


With many thousands of plays to catalogue, we may not have got round to certain titles yet, but don't worry... just ask us and we'll prioritise our work for the day to ensure you have the information you are seeking as soon as possible.

Playregistry.com is eager to enhance the level of information available on one website, and for this we need your help. Bookmark the page, tell your friends, family and colleagues about us, and if you have any comments or ideas for further development, we'd love to hear from you.

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  • Professionals

    Because the website was created by an actor, originally with the acting profession in mind, playregistry.com is invaluable to all those working and seeking to work within the theatre industry.
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  • Theatre Societies

    If you are an actor within an amateur theatre company or society, and are researching a play to see if there is a suitable role for you there is no substitute for obtaining and reading the play.
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  • Students and Teachers

    If you are a theatre studies, drama or English student in a school, college or university or you might be researching a play that you are studying in class or be studying a play for a performance.
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  • Theatregoers

    It's so much fun going to the theatre, but sometimes it's nice to have an idea about the play you are going to see. This is especially true if it's not a production known to you.
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H W Fisher and Company, Specialist advisers to actors, agent and playwrights.
Samuel French Ltd, London, have been publishing, selling and leasing plays for performance since 1830. Click here to visit the Samuel French website
GSA has built an international reputation for excellence in training for actors and technicians in all areas of theatre and the recorded media. Click here to visit the GSA website.