noun · neutral
theatre
UK/ˈθiːətə/US/ˈθiːətər/THE·a·tre
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A building or activity for performing plays and other staged productions
Examples
“We booked seats at the theatre to see a new play.”
“Contemporary theatre often experiments with staging and audience interaction.”
“Many students join the university theatre group.”
Band 8 sentence
“Experimental theatre companies frequently blur the line between audience and performers to create immersive experiences.”
Collocations
- go to the theatre
- live theatre
- theatre performance
Word family
theatre nountheatrical adjectivetheatregoer noun
Common mistakes
I went to the cinema to watch a play at the theatre.→I went to the theatre to watch a play.
He is on the stage last night.→He was on stage last night.
Say it for a higher band
5cinema→6stage→7+theatre
Synonyms
drama
Easily confused
cinema
“We went to the cinema to watch the new film.”
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