Category
Open-air theatres
Open-air theatres — Minack on a Cornish cliff, Regent's Park, the Iford Manor cloisters, plus the dozens of summer-only outdoor stages run by amateur and professional companies.
1,042 places in this category.
Open-air theatres by region
- 289 open air theatres in London
- 136 open air theatres in South East England
- 106 open air theatres in North West England
- 78 open air theatres in South West England
- 67 open air theatres in Yorkshire & the Humber
- 66 open air theatres in East of England
- 65 open air theatres in West Midlands
- 59 open air theatres in East Midlands
- 52 open air theatres in Central Scotland
- 45 open air theatres in South Wales
Highlights
★ Iconic📷 10Open-air theatres · London
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
London's only permanent outdoor theatre — 1,300 seats, summer-only seasons since 1932.
★ Iconic📷 10Open-air theatres · South West England
The Minack Theatre
Cornwall's cliff-carved open-air theatre, hand-built by Rowena Cade from 1929.
All open-air theatres
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Royal Opera House
opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London (3rd theatre on the site, opened 1858)
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Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Gillian Lynne Theatre
Gillian Lynne Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Theatre Royal Haymarket
Theatre Royal Haymarket — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Prince of Wales Theatre
Prince of Wales Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Fortune Playhouse
Fortune Playhouse — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Almeida Theatre
Almeida Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Ambassadors Theatre
Ambassadors Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Apollo Victoria Theatre
Apollo Victoria Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Criterion Theatre
Criterion Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Lyric Theatre
Lyric Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
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The Comedy Store
The Comedy Store — a open-air theatre in england london.
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📷 5Open-air theatres · London
St. George's Hall, London
St. George's Hall, London — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Dorset Garden Theatre
Dorset Garden Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
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📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Gaiety Theatre, London
former West End theatre in London, England (the second building of that name, 1903-1939)
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Garrick Theatre
Garrick Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Notting Hill Coronet
Notting Hill Coronet — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Churchill Theatre
Churchill Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Cochrane Theatre
Cochrane Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Cock Tavern Theatre
Cock Tavern Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone
Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Compass Theatre
Compass Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Courtyard Theatre
Courtyard Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Duchess Theatre
Duchess Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Etcetera Theatre
Etcetera Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Fairfield Halls
Fairfield Halls — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Finborough Theatre
Finborough Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Gate Theatre Studio
Gate Theatre Studio — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Gibbon's Tennis Court
Gibbon's Tennis Court — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Gielgud Theatre
Gielgud Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
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📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Goodman's Fields Theatre
Goodman's Fields Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Greenwich Playhouse
Greenwich Playhouse — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Greenwich Theatre
Greenwich Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Hackney Empire
Hackney Empire — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Half Moon Theatre
Half Moon Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Harold Pinter Theatre
Harold Pinter Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
The Hen and Chickens Theatre Bar, Canonbury
The Hen and Chickens Theatre Bar, Canonbury — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Richmond Theatre
Richmond Theatre — a open-air theatre in england london.
📷 5Open-air theatres · London
Rose Theatre, Kingston
Rose Theatre, Kingston — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Royal Gallery of Illustration
Royal Gallery of Illustration — a open-air theatre in england london.
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Frequently asked questions
- Which are the UK's most historic theatres?
- We list 1,042 theatres. The Theatre Royal Bristol (1766) is the oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking world; London's West End and the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford anchor the modern scene. Many Victorian and Edwardian playhouses survive in regional towns.
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