List of theatres in the United Kingdom
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The following is a list of active professional theatres and concert halls in the United Kingdom. They are organised alphabetically in name order.
A
- Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton
- Adelphi Theatre, London
- Albery Theatre, London – renamed Noël Coward Theatre in 2006
- Aldwych Theatre, London
- Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
- Almeida Theatre, London
- Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
- Ambassadors Theatre, London
- The Anvil, Basingstoke
- Apollo Theatre, London
- Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
- Arcola Theatre, London
- Arts Centre, Darlington
- Artrix, Bromsgrove, Worcs.
- Arts Theatre, London
- artsdepot, London
- Ashcroft Theatre, London
- Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
B
- Banner Theatre Company, Birmingham
- Barbican Arts Centre, London
- Barons Court Theatre, London
- Battersea Arts Centre, London
- Beck Theatre, Hayes
- Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
- Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
- Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham
- Bloomsbury Theatre, London
- Bradford Alhambra, Bradford
- Brass Monkey Theatre, Dudley
- List of theatres in Bristol
- Broadway Theatre, London
- Broadway Theatre, Peterborough
- Brockley Jack Theatre, London
- Brookside Theatre, Romford
- Bush Theatre, London
C
- Camberley Theatre, Camberley
- Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge
- Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge
- Cambridge Theatre, London
- Canal Cafe Theatre, London
- Chelmsford Theatres, Chelmsford
- Chelsea Theatre, London
- Chickenshed Theatre, London
- Churchill Theatre, Bromley
- City Hall, Sheffield
- Civic Theatre, Bedford
- Civic Theatre, Darlington
- Civic Theatre, Doncaster
- Civic Theatre, Oswaldtwistle
- Civic Theatre, Rotherham
- Cochrane Theatre, London
- Cockpit Theatre, London
- Coliseum Theatre, London
- Comedy Theatre, London
- Courtyard Theatre, Hereford
- Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon
- Cottesloe, London (part of the Royal National Theatre)
- Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
- Criterion Theatre, London
- Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
D
- Dominion Theatre, London
- Donmar Warehouse, London
- Duchess Theatre, London
- Dudley Little Theatre, Dudley
- Duke of York's Theatre, London
E
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh – by seating capacity, the largest theatre in the UK
- Empire Theatre, Consett
- Empire Theatre, Glasgow
- Empire Theatre, Hackney
- Empire Theatre, Liverpool
- Empire Theatre, Sunderland
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
- Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
F
- Fortune Theatre, London
- Futurist Theatre, Scarborough
G
- Gala Theatre, Durham
- Garrick Theatre, London
- Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond (Yorkshire)
- Gielgud Theatre, London
- Globe, London
- Grand Opera House, York
- Grand Theatre, Blackpool
- Grand Theatre, Lancaster
- Grand Theatre, Leeds
- Grand Theatre, Swansea
- Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
- Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby
H
- Hall Green Little Theatre, Birmingham
- Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
- Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
- Her Majesty's, London
- The Hexagon, Reading
- Highbury Theatre, Birmingham
- Hull New Theatre, Hull
- Hull Truck Theatre, Hull
J
- Jigsaw Youth Theatre, Netherton Dudley
K
- Key Theatre, Peterborough
- Kings Place, London
L
- Lace Market Theatre, Nottingham
- Lamproom Theatre, Barnsley
- Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
- Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
- Leeds City Varieties, Leeds
- Library Theatre, Manchester
- Library Theatre, Sheffield
- Little Theatre, Bolton
- London Coliseum, London
- London Palladium, London
- Lowry, Salford
- Lyceum Theatre, London
- Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
- Lyric Theatre, Belfast
- Lyric Theatre, London
- Lyric Theatre, Salford (part of the Lowry complex)
- Lyric Hammersmith, London
- Lyttelton, London – (part of the Royal National Theatre)
M
- Malvern Theatres, Malvern, Worcs.
- Marina Theatre, Lowestoft Suffolk
- Market Theatre, Ledbury, Herefordshire (first theatre in the world to open in the new Millennium)
- Menier Chocolate Factory, London
- Merlin Theatre, Sheffield
- Minack Theatre, Cornwall
- Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield
- Mull Little Theatre, Isle of Mull
N
- New London Theatre, London
- New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- New Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon, London
- Noël Coward Theatre, London
- Norbury Theatre, Droitwich, Worcestershire
- Novello Theatre, London
O
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton
- Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham
- Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
- Old Vic, London
- Olivier, London – (part of the Royal National Theatre)
- Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London
- Opera House, Manchester
- Opera House, Blackpool
P
- Palace Theatre, London
- Palace Theatre, Manchester
- Palace Theatre, Mansfield
- Palace Theatre, Redditch
- Palace Theatre, Swansea
- Palace Theatre, Watford
- Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea
- Peacock Theatre, London
- Pendle Hippodrome Theatre, Colne
- Penistone Paramount Cinema, Penistone
- Phoenix Arts Centre, Leicester
- Phoenix Theatre, London
- Phoenix Theatre, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
- Piccadilly Theatre, London
- Playhouse Theatre, London
- Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe
- Prince Edward Theatre, London
- Prince of Wales Theatre, London
- Princes Hall, Aldershot
Q
- Quays Theatre, Salford – (part of the Lowry complex)
- Queen's Theatre, London
R
- Richmond Theatre, London Borough of Richmond
- RoguePlay Theatre, Birmingham
- Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury
- Royal & Derngate, Northampton
- Royal Court Theatre, London
- Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
- Royal Festival Hall, London
- Royal Hall, Harrogate
- Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
- Royal Opera House, London
- Royal National Theatre, London
S
- Sadler's Wells, London
- Savoy Theatre, London
- Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Scarborough
- Shaftesbury Theatre, London
- Shakespeare's Globe, London
- St George's Hall, Bradford
- St. Martin's Theatre, London
- Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
- Strand Theatre, London – renamed Novello Theatre in 2006
- Studio Theatre, Sheffield
- Sunderland Empire Theatre, Sunderland
- Sutton Arts Theatre, Birmingham
- Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
- Swan Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon
- Swan Theatre, Worcester
T
- Theatre of Small Convenience, Malvern, Worcestershire (smallest in the world)
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
- Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London
- Theatre Royal, Bath
- Theatre Royal, Brighton
- Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds
- Theatre Royal, Dumfries
- Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
- Theatre Royal, Exeter
- Theatre Royal, Glasgow
- Theatre Royal, Lincoln
- Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Theatre Royal, Norwich
- Theatre Royal, Nottingham
- Theatre Royal, Plymouth
- Theatre Royal, Stratford, London
- Theatre Royal, Wakefield
- Theatre Royal, Windsor
- Theatre Royal, York
- Town Hall Theatre, Birmingham
- Trafalgar Studios, London
- Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
U
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh
V
- Vaudeville Theatre, London
- Victoria Theatre, Halifax
- Victoria Palace Theatre, London
W
- West End Centre, Aldershot
- West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
- Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
- Wyndham's Theatre, London
Y
- Young Vic, London