To locate a review of a play, you need to know the title of the play. It helps to know at least the approximate date the play was produced. Other facts about the play, such as the correct names of the playwright, director, or actors, are also useful to know.
A subset of the Access World News collection from NewsBank, this database consists of 3,000 American newspapers. They are listed by state and are searchable individually, by state or nationally.
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See these guides for more sources for plays, play reviews, and literary criticism.