verb phrase · neutral
go to the theatre
UK/ɡəʊ tuː ðə ˈθɪə.tə/US/ɡoʊ tu ðə ˈθiːə.tər/go to the THE·a·tre
to attend a live stage play or theatrical performance
Examples
“We usually go to the theatre once a month to see new plays.”
“She loves going to the theatre because she enjoys live acting.”
“For the school project they went to the theatre and wrote reviews.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although I enjoy films, I often go to the theatre because there's something electric about live acting.”
Collocations
- go to the theatre to see a play
- an evening at the theatre
Word family
Common mistakes
go to theatre→go to the theatre
watch theatre→go to the theatre / watch a play
Say it for a higher band
5watch plays→6go to theater→7+go to the theatre
Synonyms
attend a play
Easily confused
go to the cinema
“We decided to go to the cinema because the new film had great reviews.”
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