theatre
(θiːətəʳ )
Word forms: theatres regional note: in AM, use theater
1. countable noun A2
A theatre is a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place.
If we went to the theatre it was a very big event.
I worked at the Grand Theatre.
Synonyms: playhouse, auditorium, coliseum, amphitheatre
2. singular noun B2
You can refer to work in the theatre such as acting or writing plays as the theatre.
You can move up to work in films and the theatre.
Very soon he took the first steps towards a career in the theatre.
3. uncountable noun B2
Theatre is entertainment that involves the performance of plays.
Companies across the country are beginning to show a healthy interest in theatre for children.
4. countable noun A2
A theater or a movie theater is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment. [US]
regional note: in BRIT, use cinema5. countable noun B2
In a hospital, a theatre is a special room where surgeons carry out medical operations.
She is back from theatre and her condition is comfortable.
6. countable noun [usually singular]
A theatre of war or other conflict is the area or region in which the war or conflict is happening.
...the Prussian army's battle to join up with Wellington, away from the main theatre of war. [+ of]
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Collocations:
live theatre outdoor theatre theatre ticket theatre troupe
Yet live theatre is undergoing a tremendous revival just now, which would be hugely encouraged by Sunday opening.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The reckless nature of live theatre means anything can happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Live theatre is a big draw for many.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Beyond, across a bowling green, is a delightful green outdoor theatre formed of clipped hedges, with wings for actors to emerge unseen.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This outdoor theatre has its charms, no question.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In front of me stands an empty courtyard with a brightly painted outdoor theatre in its centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You'll always find something appealing, from free cinema tickets to discounts at leading art exhibitions, from theatre ticket deals to great competitions.
Times, Sunday Times
I believe it's the most requested theatre ticket.
The Sun
What do we most want though, we who buy the odd theatre ticket to escape the tyranny of screens?
Times, Sunday Times
In an interview, he railed against high theatre ticket prices alienating young audiences.
Times, Sunday Times
This led in turn to a much-discussed surge in theatre ticket sales, this being declared an identifier of 'cultural capital'.
The Times Literary Supplement
But soon after he had begun, fortune delivered him a theatre troupe -- or rather transported him to the foot of their stage.
HISTORY PLAY: The Lives and After-life of Christopher Marlowe (2004)
For almost 20 years he has been in prison, where he began acting and became star of an acclaimed theatre troupe.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She ran her own theatre troupe after university, and still puts herself about as an after-dinner speaker.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Dead theatre troupe, it includes anarchists who have done this sort of thing before.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Translations:
Chinese: 剧场
Japanese: 劇場
- sharp slowdown
- sharp spike
- sharp suit
- sharp swing
- sharp taste
- sharp teeth
- sharp thorn
- sharp tongue
- sharp-tongued
- sharp turn
- sharp turnaround
- sharp upturn
- sharp wit
- shat
- shatter
- shatter a dream
- shatter a illusion
- shatter a life
- shatter a myth
- shatter a record
- shatter a window
- shatter confidence
- shattered
- shattered dream
- shattered glass