theatres

NOUN

stage, building for performance

Synonyms

WEAK

amphitheater arena assembly hall auditorium barn boards cinema coliseum concert hall deck drama drive-in footlights hall hippodrome house locale movie movie house oak odeum opera house playhouse room scene show hall site

NOUN

business of plays

Synonyms

STRONGEST

theater troupe

STRONG

drama dramatics dramaturgy footlights histrionics

WEAK

histrionism theatrics

Example Sentences

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Douglas Rintoul, chief executive and artistic director at the New Wolsey, said its success was "a powerful reminder that risk-taking new work is being created in regional theatres".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Entertainment giant Disney confirmed Steven Knight, Oscar-nominated director of Peaky Blinders, created the feature-length film that will be released in theatres on 11 September.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Operating theatres, intensive care units and even maternity wards have been relocated to protected subterranean spaces.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Viewers emerging from theatres call it "paisa vasool" - a punchy Hindi phrase for "you got your money's worth".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Barrel organists and other itinerant musicians would hang around the theatres, learn the tunes and make a living busking them in the street the next day.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall