- a variation of theater.
theatre
Example Sentences
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I saw Paul McCartney at the Fonda Theatre in March, and he was unbelievable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The venue, the museum’s Dryden Theatre, is relatively small at 500 seats, and demand is high, not for specific titles but for the opportunity to see any given movie on nitrate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The 37-year-old was presented with the 140-page script and asked if he could be on stage at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester the following evening.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“You Must Be Here for the Reading,” running through June 20 at North Hollywood’s After Hours Theatre, is part theatrical and dance performance, part tarot reading and part cocktail hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
There had been no time to mail it, so its sender, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, had used the president’s messenger to hand-deliver it to the owners of Ford’s Theatre.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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