London theaters
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London theaters are the major playhouses concentrated in London's West End, comparable to Broadway in New York.
The term encompasses both the physical venues and the theatrical tradition they represent.
A show that succeeds in London theaters has proven itself on one of the world's premier stages: The play transferred to London theaters after its Edinburgh run.
- National TheatreMajor London performance venue
- Globe TheatreHistoric circular London playhouse
- West EndLondon theatre district
- musicalsTheatrical works with songs
- stageRaised performance platform
theatre district · South Bank · comedy of manners · bawdy humor · Shakespearean drama · actor · stage door · Charles II · Andrew Lloyd Webber · star billing · sold out · Covent Garden · pantomime · Globe · opera · programme · dress circle · ticket
- Elizabethan writersplaywrights, poets, sonneteers, dramatists, chroniclers
London theatersBroadway
Manhattan theatrical district
New York theater · Broadway theaters · American theater · Hollywood · off-Broadway
London theatersstreet performance
Entertainment in public spaces
community theater · amateur dramatics · Edinburgh Fringe · fringe theater · experimental theater