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Theatre of Pakistan
Theatre of Pakistan is the live stage tradition of Pakistan, spanning Urdu drama inherited from Parsi theater, a commercial Punjabi stage in Lahore, and political theater.
Theatre of Poland
Theatre of Poland: national theatrical tradition from medieval liturgical drama and the 1765 National Theatre of Stanisław August through Grotowski, Kantor, and post-1989 repertory and independent scenes.
Theatre of Pompey
Theatre of Pompey (Theatrum Pompei), Rome's first permanent stone theater, dedicated 55 BC by Pompey the Great on the Campus Martius, with a Venus Victrix temple workaround, the Curia where Caesar was assassinated, and remains under modern Rome.
Theatre of Sri Lanka
The theater of Sri Lanka is a layered tradition running from masked kolam folk drama and South Indian nadagam to urban nurthi, modern Sinhala and Tamil stage, and string-puppet Rukada Natya.
Theatre of the Oppressed
Theatre of the Oppressed (Teatro do Oprimido) is Augusto Boal's interactive theatre method, influenced by Freire, in which spectators become spect-actors who intervene in Forum, Image, Invisible, Rainbow of Desire, and Legislative Theatre scenes to rehearse responses to oppression.
Theatre of Turkey
Theatre of Turkey: traditional forms (meddah, Karagöz, ortaoyunu, village plays) plus Western-style modern theatre from the Tanzimat era; Şair Evlenmesi 1860, Dârülbedayi 1914, State Theatres 1949.
Theatre Olympics
The Theatre Olympics is an international invitational theater festival founded in Delphi, Greece, in 1993, with no medals or prizes; its largest edition drew 465 works from 35 countries.
Theatre Passe Muraille
Theatre Passe Muraille, French for "theatre beyond walls," is a professional theater company in Toronto founded in 1968 by Jim Garrard at Rochdale College, one of Canada's first alternative theaters.
Théâtre populaire
Théâtre populaire is a French movement seeking to bring theater to workers, provincial audiences, and the poor, embodied in the Théâtre du Peuple de Bussang (1895) and the TNP.
Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Theatre Royal Haymarket is a Grade I listed West End theater in London, first built in 1720 and the third oldest London playhouse still in use.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is London's oldest continuously used theatre site, operating since 1663 under Charles II's patent to Thomas Killigrew. Current Grade I building by Benjamin Dean Wyatt dates from 1812; owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Theatre traditions by country and culture
Theatre traditions by country and culture surveys how theater arose independently worldwide, from India's Natyashastra and Java's ten centuries of wayang puppetry to Japan's Noh and China's 600-year-old Kunqu.
Theatre venues of Europe, Asia and Oceania: an overview
An overview of theater venues in Europe, Asia, and Oceania, comparing Europe's subsidized repertory ensembles, Asia's blend of traditional and Western-style stages, and Oceania's commercial performing-arts centers.
Theatre Workshop
Theatre Workshop was a British theater company founded in 1945 under director Joan Littlewood, based from 1953 at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, East London.
Theatre: The Myth of Reality
Theatre: The Myth of Reality (തീയേറ്റർ: ദ മിത്ത് ഓഫ് റിയാലിറ്റി) is a 2025 Malayalam drama directed by Sajin Baabu, starring Rima Kallingal and Sarasa Balussery as an isolated mother and daughter on a Kerala island; released 16 October 2025, streaming on Manorama Max, Grand Prix winner at the Western Gate festival.
Theatres in Scotland
Theatres in Scotland covers notable theater buildings, their capacities, and histories, from the Edinburgh Playhouse and Festival Theatre to Glasgow's Category A listed Theatre Royal, home of Scottish Opera.
Theatres in the United Kingdom
Theatres in the United Kingdom: live stage venues from medieval mystery plays, the 1576 Theatre and the Drury Lane/Covent Garden patent monopoly to Arts Council-funded regional rep and the 2025 record of over 37 million attendances.
Theatres in Wales
Theatres in Wales range from converted chapels, workmen's halls, and mines to the 1,900-seat Donald Gordon Theatre, with 123 assets supporting 4,079 workers and £57 million turnover in 2019.
Theatres in Warsaw
Theatres in Warsaw are anchored by the Teatr Wielki, home of the Polish National Opera and National Ballet, plus drama stages including the National Theatre, Polski Theatre, and TR Warszawa.
Theatresports
Theatresports is a competitive improvisational theater format created by Keith Johnstone in Calgary in the 1970s, in which two teams play scenes for points awarded by judges.
Theatrical play licensing
Theatrical play licensing is the business of granting permission to perform a copyrighted stage play for a royalty, with six licensing houses controlling nearly the entire market.
Theatrical superstitions
Theatrical superstitions are theatre-world taboos and rituals: never say "Macbeth" (the Scottish play) in a theatre, say "break a leg", leave a ghost light burning, and never whistle backstage, where sailors-turned-stagehands once cued scenery by whistle.
Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)
Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's principal opera house, inaugurated 14 July 1909 in Cinelândia, inspired by the Paris Opéra, home to its own symphony orchestra, choir, and ballet, with 2,252 seats today.
TheBurntPeanut
TheBurntPeanut (Peanut): anonymous American gaming streamer behind a 3D peanut avatar. Rose from Escape from Tarkov and ARC Raiders to 128.9M hours watched in H1 2026, with 'bungulator' fans, a Fortnite Sprite collab, and award nominations.
Theda Bara
Theda Bara, born Theodosia Burr Goodman (1885–1955), was an American silent film star whose 1915 role as The Vampire in A Fool There Was made "vamp" an American word and made her the first wholly publicity-fabricated movie star.
Thee Ivan
Thee Ivan (தீ இவன்) is a 2023 Tamil family drama directed, written, scored, and produced by Jayamurugan T.M., starring Karthik Muthuraman and Sukanya, released 8 December 2023, 177 minutes, UA certified.
Theeb (ذيب)
Theeb (ذيب, "wolf") is a 2014 Jordanian-British coming-of-age film by Naji Abu Nowar, set in 1916 Hejaz, starring non-professional Bedouin actor Jacir Eid; Venice Orizzonti best director winner and 2016 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai (தீராத விளையாட்டுப் பிள்ளை), also spelled Theeratha Vilayattu Pillai, is a 2010 Tamil romantic comedy directed by Thiru, starring Vishal Krishna, Neetu Chandra, Sarah-Jane Dias, and Tanushree Dutta, music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, released 12 February 2010.
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (தீரன் அதிகாரம் ஒன்று)
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (தீரன் அதிகாரம் ஒன்று), aka Theeran or Khakee, is H. Vinoth's 2017 Tamil action thriller starring Karthi, based on the Operation Bawaria case led by DGP S. R. Jangid, released 17 November 2017.
Theertharoopa Thandeyavarige
Theertharoopa Thandeyavarige (ತೀರ್ಥರೂಪ ತಂದೆಯವರಿಗೆ), a 2026 Kannada family drama by Ramenahalli Jagannatha, first Kannada release of 2026, starring Nihar Mukesh, Sithara, Rachana Inder; streamed on Prime Video.