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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 costume collections

Theatrical costume collections preserve stage dress from theater, opera, and ballet with the accessories and archives tying each garment to a production; the National Centre of Stage Costume in Moulins is the field's reference point.

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.

Thebaid

The Thebaid (Thēbaïs) is a Latin epic in twelve books by the Roman poet Statius, first published in 91 or 92 CE, retelling the war of the Seven against Thebes.

Theban Cycle

The Theban Cycle is a modern grouping of four lost ancient Greek epic poems on Theban myths: the Oedipodea, Thebaid, Epigoni, and Alcmeonis, named in the 1800s.

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.

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (ザ・ミッシェル・ガン・エレファント)

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (ザ・ミッシェル・ガン・エレファント) was a Japanese rock band formed in 1991, known for a hard-driving garage punk sound, that disbanded in October 2003 at the height of its popularity.

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.

Theethuch Khummuang

Theethuch Khummuang (องศา ธีธัช คุ้มเมือง), nicknamed Ongsa, is a Thai actor and singer born 2005 in Lopburi; Voice Kids Thailand 2020 contestant, Siwat in The Cursed Love (2025), Prince Thinnakon in The Edge of Horizon (2026).

Theevandi (തീവണ്ടി)

Theevandi (തീവണ്ടി) is a 2018 Malayalam comedy drama, Fellini T.P.'s debut, starring Tovino Thomas as chain-smoker Bineesh Damodaran, with Samyuktha Menon and a political satire thread; released 7 September 2018.

Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru

Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (TVSK, தீயா வேலை செய்யணும் குமாரு), also made in Telugu as Something Something, is a 2013 Tamil romantic comedy directed by Sundar C., starring Siddharth, Hansika Motwani, and Santhanam as a love guru, released 14 June 2013.

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga

Theeyavar Kulai Nadunga (தீயவர் குலை நடுங்க), also Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga, is a 2025 Tamil crime thriller directed by debutant Dinesh Lakshmanan, starring Arjun Sarja as Inspector Magudapathi and Aishwarya Rajesh; released 21 November 2025, streamed on SunNXT from 12 December 2025.

Thegidi

Thegidi (2014) is a Tamil neo-noir mystery thriller directed by P. Ramesh, starring Ashok Selvan and Janani Iyer, about a detective whose surveillance subjects are murdered in an insurance scam; Telugu dub Bhadram.

Thein Pe Myint

Thein Pe Myint (1914–1978) was a Burmese writer, journalist, and politician who wrote the bestselling 1936 novel Modern Monk and founded the Botahtaung newspaper in 1958.

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God is a 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston about Janie Crawford, an African American woman who finds her voice through three marriages.

Their Finest

Their Finest (2016) is Lone Scherfig's romantic wartime drama adapted from Lissa Evans's novel Their Finest Hour and a Half, starring Gemma Arterton as a Ministry of Information "slop" scriptwriter making a Dunkirk propaganda film in the Blitz.