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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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It feels as if the whole country is having a musical renaissance at the moment, with a steady stream of new shows opening in theatres across the country.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

She said it was a "testimony to how vital regional theatres are in the nurturing of new work."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Many of La Fenice's musicians and staff questioned her credentials, arguing that she was unfit to become the music director of one of Italy's most important theatres.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Palantir argues its software allows access, integration and analysis of those databases for things like waiting lists, hospital supplies, and available beds and operating theatres.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Names and dates, curtains and earrings, ships and theatres and angels rushed by as if they were caught in a tidal wave.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick