playhouse

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“An Awfully Big Adventure” follows 16-year-old Stella Bradshaw into the dim hallways and bustling dressing rooms of a popular playhouse in 1950s Liverpool, England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He said his aunt Rene "fondly" remembered meeting the royal family and recalled playing in a large playhouse in the Royal Lodge's garden.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Melody Butiu has a few moving moments as the loyal nanny—who lives in the kids’ abandoned playhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

He appeared in several plays at the Trustus Theatre in Columbia, S.C. — a playhouse founded by his brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Kay Thigpen, his family said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

I had a basin where I would scrub my dolls’ clothes and hang them with tiny clothespins on the wash line Adele strung at my height next to the playhouse.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter