ADJ

large
little, small
crowded, packed
The theatre was packed for the opening night
open-air
puppet
The pier has a unique little puppet theatre

VERB + THEATRE

go to, visit
I haven't been to the theatre for ages

THEATRE + NOUN

ticket
production
audience
manager, staff

PREP

at a/the ~
We were at the theatre last night
in a/the ~
There's a bar in the theatre

ADJ

good, great
He writes the sort of dialogue that makes great theatre
live
amateur
commercial, professional
fringe, provincial, repertory
There was some good fringe theatre at the festival
classical, contemporary, experimental, modern, music/musical, popular
street
We saw some good street theatre while we were in Paris
community, youth
political (often figurative)
The Chancellor's speech was an absorbing piece of political theatre

QUANT

piece

VERB + THEATRE

study
He is studying Greek theatre

THEATRE + NOUN

studies
critic

VERB + THEATRE

be in, work in
go into
He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university

THEATRE + NOUN

director, producer
company, group

ADJ

operating

VERB + THEATRE

take to
He's already been taken to theatre for the operation

THEATRE + NOUN

nurse, sister

PREP

in (the) ~
She was in the operating theatre for two hours