National Theatre or National Theater may refer to:

Africa

* Ethiopian National Theatre, Addis Ababa *

National Theatre of Ghana The National Theatre of Ghana was opened in 1992 in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to spearhead the country's theatre movement by providing a multi-functional venue for concerts, dance, drama and musical performances, screenplays, exhibitions and ...

, Accra * Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi * National Arts Theatre, Lagos, Nigeria * National Theatre of Somalia, Mogadishu * National Theatre (Sudan), Omdurman * National Theatre of Tunisia, Tunis * National Theatre of Uganda, Kampala

Asia

Japan

National Theatre of Japan The is a complex consisting of three halls in two buildings in Hayabusachō, a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The Japan Arts Council, an Independent Administrative Institution of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Techno ...

, Tokyo *

New National Theatre Tokyo The is Japan's first and foremost national centre for the performing arts, including opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama. It is located in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. Since 1997 more than 650 productions were staged. There are about 300 p ...

National Noh Theatre The National Noh Theatre (国立能楽堂, ''Kokuritsu Nōgaku Dō'') opened in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, in September 1983. The auditorium seats 591 for performances of Noh and Kyōgen is a form of traditional Japanese comic the ...

, Tokyo *

National Bunraku Theatre The is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku. History The Japan Arts C ...

, Osaka * National Theater Okinawa, Urasoe, designed by

Shin Takamatsu Shin Takamatsu (born August 5, 1948 in Nima, Shimane) is a renowned Japanese architect. After obtaining his PhD from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University in 1980, he held various academic positions: lecturer at Osaka Universit ...

Other Asian countries

* National Theatre of Yangon, Burma * Preah Suramarit National Theatre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia *

Habima Theatre The Habima Theatre ( ''Te'atron HaBima'', lit. "The Stage Theatre") is the List of national theatres, national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv. History ...

, Tel Aviv, Israel * Palestinian National Theatre, Jerusalem *

National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei The National Theater Hall ( zh, t=國家戲劇院 , poj=Kok-ka Hì-kio̍k-īⁿ , p=Guójiā Xìjù Yuàn) and National Concert Hall ( zh, t=國家音樂廳 , p=Guójiā Yīnyuè Tīng, poj=Kok-ka Im-ga̍k-thiaⁿ, labels=yes), or together t ...

, Taiwan * National Theatre, Singapore *

National Theater of Korea The National Theater of Korea () is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung District, Seoul South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia. Affiliation The National Theater of Korea was establis ...

, Seoul, South Korea *

National Theatre (Thailand) The National Theatre is a performing arts venue in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon District. It opened in 1965, and operates as a government agency under the Office of Performing Arts of the Fine Arts Department. Today, it is best known for traditional perfo ...

Oceania

*National Theatre, a defunct theatre company in Perth (1956–1984) which reconstituted as the

Western Australian Theatre Company The Playhouse Theatre was a theatre in central Perth, Western Australia. It was purpose-built for live theatre in 1956 and remained one of the city's principal venues for performing arts for over half a century until replaced by the State Thea ...

National Theatre, Launceston The National Theatre is a historic former theatre in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. History Located on the corner of Charles Street and Paterson Street, the National Theatre was formally opened on 25 September 1915 by Mayor Alderman Percy Ha ...

, Tasmania, Australia *

National Theatre, Melbourne The National Theatre is a 783-seat Australian theatre and theatrical arts school located in the Melbourne bayside suburb of St Kilda, on the corner of Barkly and Carlisle Streets. The building was constructed in 1921 as The Victory Theatre (3000 ...

, Victoria, Australia *

National Theatre Company (Papua New Guinea) The National Theatre Company was, as its name suggests, a State-funded theatre company in Papua New Guinea. It was directed by William Takaku and administered by the government's National Cultural Commission. Its ambitious aim, as described by UNE ...

National Theatre, Sydney The National Amphitheatre was a boxing stadium and entertainment venue located at 73–75 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, New South Wales. It was later rebuilt by the Fuller brothers as a theatre for vaudeville productions and underwent several refur ...

, New South Wales, Australia *

National Theatre of Parramatta The National Theatre of Parramatta is a professional theatre company based in Parramatta Parramatta (; ) is a suburb (Australia), suburb and major commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney. Parramatta is located approximately west of the Syd ...

, a professional theatre company based in Parramatta, New South Wales

Europe

Albania

National Theatre of Albania The National Theatre of Albania () was the main theatre in Tirana, Albania. In March 2020, the National Theatre of Albania was selected by Europa Nostra among the 7 most endangered monuments in Europe, as an exceptional example of modern Italia ...

, Tirana *

National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania ( Albanian: ''Teatri Kombëtar i Operas dhe Baletit - TKOB'') is a theatre in Tirana, Albania. It is the largest theatre in the country and hosts music and dance performances year-round. Histor ...

, Tirana

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* National Theatre Mostar * Bosnian National Theatre Zenica *

Sarajevo National Theatre The Sarajevo National Theatre ( Bosnian and Serbian: ''Narodno pozorište Sarajevo'', Народно позориште Сарајево, Croatian: ''Narodno kazalište Sarajevo'') is the largest theatre in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the ...

Czech Republic

* National Theatre Brno *

National Theatre (Prague) The National Theatre () is a historic opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is known as the alma mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art. The National Theatre belongs to the most important Czech cultural ...

** National Theatre Ballet (Prague)

Germany

Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar The (DNT), or German National Theater and Weimar State Orchestra, is the most significant arts organization in Weimar. The institution unites the (German National Theater) with the (Weimar State Orchestra). It plays on a total of six stages ...

* National Theatre Mannheim *

National Theatre Munich The National Theatre () on Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich, Germany, is a historic opera house, home of the Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian State Orchestra and the Bavarian State Ballet. With 2,101 seats, the theatre is the country's largest op ...

France

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

(Paris) *

National Theatre of Strasbourg The National Theatre of Strasbourg (, ; TNS) is a palace building on Strasbourg's Place de la République (Strasbourg), Place de la République, now occupied by a theatre company of the same name, the National Theatre of Strasbourg. The TNS was o ...

* Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe * National Theatre of Chaillot (Paris) * Théâtre national de la Colline (Paris) * Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique (Paris)

Greece

National Theatre of Greece The National Theatre of Greece () is based in Athens, Greece. History The first permanent theatre in modern Greece had been the Boukoura Theatre from 1840, but it had difficulty in managing its operation and stood empty for long periods of tim ...

, Athens * National Theatre of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki

Hungary

National Theatre (Budapest) The National Theatre, located in Budapest originally opened in 1837. Since then, it has occupied several locations, including the original building at Kerepesi Street, the ''People's Theatre'' at Blaha Lujza tér (Budapest Metro), Blaha Lujza Sq ...

* National Theatre of Győr * National Theatre of Miskolc * National Theatre of Pécs * National Theatre of Szeged

Lithuania

* National Kaunas Drama Theatre

Netherlands

* Koninklijke Schouwburg, a building in The Hague * Het Nationale Theater, a theater company in The Hague

Portugal

* D. Maria II National Theatre, Lisbon *

São João National Theatre The São João Theatre (), commonly referred to as the ''São João National Theatre'' is a Portugal, Portuguese theatre and concert venue in Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, ...

, Porto

Romania

National Theatre Bucharest The National Theatre Bucharest () is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest. Founding It was founded as the ''Teatrul cel Mare din București'' ("Grand Theatre of Bucharest") in 1852, its first director ...

* Cluj-Napoca National Theatre * Iași National Theatre

Serbia

* National Theatre in Belgrade *

National Theatre in Niš The National Theatre () is a theater located in Sinđelić Square, Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of ...

Serbian National Theatre The Serbian National Theatre ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia. History The Serbian National Theatre was founded in 1861 durin ...

, Novi Sad *

National Theatre in Subotica The National Theatre ( / '; ; ) is a theater in Subotica, Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map ...

* National Theatre "Toša Jovanović", Zrenjanin

Spain

* National Theater Prize * Centro Dramático Nacional, Madrid * National Theatre of Catalonia, Barcelona

United Kingdom

Royal National Theatre The National Theatre (NT), officially the Royal National Theatre and sometimes referred to in international contexts as the National Theatre of Great Britain, is a performing arts venue and associated theatre company located in London, England, ...

(also known simply as the National Theatre), London * National Theatre of Cornwall, a proposal *National Theatre of England, a theatre in London in existence from 1914 to 1915; see

Peacock Theatre The Peacock Theatre (previously the Royalty Theatre) is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Portugal Street, near Aldwych. The 999-seat house is owned by, and comprises part of the London School of Economics and Political ...

National Theatre of Scotland The National Theatre of Scotland, established in 2006, is the national theatre company of Scotland. The company has no theatre building of its own; instead it tours work to theatres, village halls, schools and site-specific locations, both at h ...

, a touring company * National Theatre Wales, a former touring company with English-language productions * Theatr Cymru (previously Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru), a touring company with Welsh-language productions * Welsh National Theatre formed by Michael Sheen in 2025

Other European countries

Burgtheater The Burgtheater (; literally: "Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as "(Imperial) Court Theater", originally known as '' K.K. Theater an der Burg'', then until 1918 as the ''K.K. Hofburgtheater'', is the national theater of Austria in ...

or Austrian National Theatre, Vienna, Austria *

Ivan Vazov National Theatre The Ivan Vazov National Theatre (, ') is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is located in the centre of the c ...

, Sofia, Bulgaria *

Croatian National Theatre (disambiguation) Croatian National Theatre () is the official name of several state-funded theatre houses in Croatia. Each one is commonly referred to by the Croatian-language initialism HNK. The four theatre houses in biggest cities (Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osije ...

, several theatres in Croatia * Finnish National Theatre, Helsinki, Finland * National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland *

Abbey Theatre The Abbey Theatre (), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland () is a theatre in Dublin, Ireland. First opening to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the p ...

, also known as the National Theatre of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland *

Latvian National Theatre The Latvian National Theatre () is one of the leading professional theatres in Latvia. The building is in the eclectic style and is an architectural and artistic monument. The country of Latvia was proclaimed in this building in the year 1918. O ...

, Riga, Latvia * Montenegrin National Theatre, Podgorica, Montenegro *

National Theatre (Oslo) The National Theatre in Oslo () is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts. History The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was ...

, Norway *

National Theatre, Warsaw The National Theatre () in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 1765, during the Polish Enlightenment, by that country's List of Polish monarchs, monarch, Stanisław August Poniatowski. The theatre shares the Grand Theatre, Warsaw, Grand Theatre compl ...

, Poland * Slovak National Theater, Bratislava, Slovakia * Slovene National Theatre (disambiguation), several theatres in Slovenia

The Americas

Mexico

* National Theatre of Mexico, Mexico City * National Theatre Company of Mexico, Mexico City

United States

* American National Theater and Academy, a congressionally chartered non-profit theatre producer * National Theatre Conservatory, Denver, Colorado * National Theatre, Boston (1836), Massachusetts * National Theatre, Boston (1911), Massachusetts * National Theatre (Detroit, Michigan) *National Theatre, a short-lived playhouse (1836–1841) which was originally built in 1833 as Lorenzo Da Ponte's Italian Opera House, New York City * National Theatre (New York), former name of the Nederlander Theatre in New York City, New York *

National Theater of the United States of America National Theater of the United States of America is a theatre company in New York City. The theatre has no connection with the American government, the name is intended to be humorous. The troupe, founded in 2000, has been lauded by Gothamist as a ...

, a company in New York City, New York * National Theater (Manhattan), former Yiddish theatre in New York City, New York * National Theater (Richmond, Virginia) * National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)

Other countries in the Americas

Teatro Nacional Cervantes The Teatro Nacional Cervantes in Buenos Aires is the national stage and comedy theatre of Argentina. Overview Located on Córdoba Avenue and two blocks north of Buenos Aires' renowned opera house, the Colón Theatre, the Cervantes houses three pe ...

or Cervantes National Theatre, Buenos Aires, Argentina * Cláudio Santoro National Theater, Brasília, Brazil * National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada * Teatro de Cristóbal Colón, Bogotá, Colombia * National Theatre of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica * National Theatre of Cuba, Havana, Cuba *

Teatro Nacional (Santo Domingo) Eduardo Brito National Theater () is a venue in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The centerpiece of the Plaza de la Cultura (Culture Plaza) complex, it regularly hosts opera, ballet, classical music performances, and Latin pop concerts. The natio ...

, Dominican Republic * Teatro Nacional de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador * Rubén Darío National Theatre, Managua, Nicaragua * National Theatre of Panama, Panama City, Panama * Gran Teatro Nacional, Lima, Peru * Sodre National Auditorium, Montevideo, Uruguay *

National Theatre of Venezuela The Teatro Nacional de Venezuela is a building (opened 1905) and associated theatre company in Caracas. The theatre presents plays, operas and zarzuelas. It was re-named after Román Chalbaud shortly after the death of this Venezuelan film di ...

, Caracas, Venezuela