theatre

Other spellings

• (US) theater

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ or /ˈθi.eɪ.tɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈθiːə.tə/ or /ˈθɪə.tə/
• (NZ) IPA ^(key): /ˈθiətə/ or [ˈθiə̯tɜ] or [ˈθiə̯ɾɜ]

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Noun

Singular theatre

Plural theatres

Actors on a stage in a theatre

1. (countable) A theatre is a building with a big room with a stage and places for many people to sit, so that people can watch a play with actors in it.

   The Nutcracker is playing at the theatre tonight.