Little Theatre or Little Theater may refer to:

Australia

Little Theatre, Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on N ...

, South Australia * Little Theatre, Sydney, former name of the Royal Standard Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales *

Melbourne Little Theatre Melbourne Little Theatre was a theatre company in Melbourne, Australia, founded by Brett Randall and Hal Percy in 1931. Randall and Percy staged their first production, Miles Malleson's ''The Fanatics'', at the central hall of His Majesty's Thea ...

, an amateur theatre company in Melbourne, Victoria (1931-1950s; later St Martin's Theatre Company)

Canada

* Georgetown Little Theatre, Ontario *

Ottawa Little Theatre The Ottawa Little Theatre, originally called the Ottawa Drama League at its inception in 1913, is the longest continuously running community theatre in Canada, and one of the oldest in North America. Based in Canada's capital city, it owns its ow ...

, Ontario

India

The Little Theatre (India) The Little Theatre Group is an Indian theatre company started by Aysha Rau in 1991. It was started to promote theatre for children and tap their creative potential. The Little Theatre Group has a membership of around 70 children between the age o ...

, theatre group based in Chennai

Indonesia

* Little Theatre (Indonesia), Jakarta

Ireland

* Athlone Little Theatre

South Africa

* Little Theatre (Cape Town)

United Kingdom

England

Little Theatre Gateshead The Little Theatre Gateshead is Gateshead's only theatre. It was built during World War II, thanks to the generosity of sisters Ruth, Sylvia and M. Hope Dodds. It is believed that the theatre is the only one built in Britain during the war. The b ...

* Little Theatre in the Haymarket, earlier name of the Haymarket Theatre, London *

Little Theatre in the Adelphi Little Theatre in the Adelphi was a theatre in London, on what is now John Adam Street just west of the Royal Society of Arts. It should not be confused with either the Haymarket Theatre (also known as the Little Theatre) or the Adelphi Theatre ...

, London (1910–1941) *

Little Theatre (Leicester) __NOTOC__ The Little Theatre is a theatre venue based in Leicester, England which is operated by the Leicester Drama Society (LDS). The Theatre has a main auditorium which seats 349, along with an additional studio space. The theatre facilities i ...

Sheringham Little Theatre Sheringham Little Theatre is a theatre in Sheringham, Norfolk, England. It stages live theatre and music, and film screenings. History The building that houses the modern theatre was constructed in 1897, originally as a meeting hall for social ...

, Norfolk

Scotland

* Mull Little Theatre, Scotland

United States

Little Theatre Movement As the new medium of cinema was beginning to replace theater as a source of large-scale spectacle, the Little Theatre Movement developed in the United States around 1912. The Little Theatre Movement served to provide experimental centers for the dra ...

, in America during the early 20th century By state and city * ''Phoenix Little Theatre'', the original name of the Phoenix Theatre, Arizona * ''Little Theater'', at the

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT), is one of the 12 schools within the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) located in Los Angeles, California. Its creation was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a leadi ...

, Los Angeles, California * ''Little Theatre'', at

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

, San Diego, California * ''Little Theatre of Jacksonville'', the original name of the NRHP-listed

Theatre Jacksonville Theatre Jacksonville is a community theatre based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. One of the oldest continually producing community theatres in the United States, its building, also known as the Little Theatre, was added to the National R ...

, Florida *

The Little Theatre on the Square The Little Theatre on the Square is a theater in Sullivan, Illinois. It is located in the heart of Sullivan’s town square on Harrison Street. It is the only professional theater between Chicago and St. Louis. History The theater originally op ...

, a theater in Sullivan, Illinois * Marblehead Little Theatre, Massachusetts * ''Little Theatre'', the former name of

Gem Theatre The Gem Theatre is a performing arts theater located in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1927 in the Spanish Revival style, it houses a two level theater with traditional row and aisle seating along with stage-level seating at cabaret tables. The Gem ...

in Detroit, Michigan *

Las Vegas Little Theater Las Vegas Little Theater is a community theater in Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, ...

, Nevada *

Albuquerque Little Theatre The Albuquerque Little Theatre was founded in 1930 by a group of civic-minded citizens led by Irene Fisher, a reporter and the society editor for the ''New Mexico Tribune''. The idea of a local theatre group was born when Fisher attended a lectur ...

, New Mexico * Lucille Ball Little Theatre, in Jamestown, New York * ''Little Theatre'', the original name of the

Hayes Theater The Hayes Theater (formerly the Little Theatre, New York Times Hall, Winthrop Ames Theatre, and Helen Hayes Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 240 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Named for actress ...

in New York City *

Little Theatre (Rochester, New York) The Little Theatre in Rochester, New York, commonly known as "The Little" is a movie theatre located on historic East Avenue in downtown Rochester, New York and a modest non-profit multiplex specializing in art film, including independent and fore ...

, NRHP-listed *

Raleigh Little Theatre Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT) is a community theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina, that produces 10 to 11 full productions annually and conducts youth and adult theatre education programs. About Raleigh Little Theatre was established in 1936 to pro ...

, North Carolina *

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is a community theater located in Chagrin Falls, Ohio in the United States. The theater has been in existence since 1930, and is one of the oldest community theaters in the country (the oldest being the Little Theatre ...

, Chagrin Falls, Ohio *

Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre is one of the oldest continuously-running community theatres in the United States. Founded in 1922 as the Drama League, Little Theatre was incorporated as a non-profit under the new name in 1929. Its first perfor ...

, Pennsylvania *

Little Theatre of Alexandria The Little Theatre of Alexandria is a community theatre located at 600 Wolfe Street in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank ...

, Virginia * ''York Little Theatre'', the original name of The Belmont Theatre in York, Pennsylvania