Collocations for theatre - noun
1. where you go to see plays, etc.
ADJ.
large | little, small | crowded, packed
The theatre was packed for the opening night.
The theatre was packed for the opening night.
open-air | puppet
The pier has a unique little puppet theatre.
The pier has a unique little puppet theatre.
VERB + THEATRE
go to, visit
I haven''t been to the theatre for ages.
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.
We were at the theatre last night.
in a/the ~
There''s a bar in the theatre.
There''s a bar in the theatre.
2. drama
ADJ.
good, great
He writes the sort of dialogue that makes great theatre.
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.
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.
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.
(often figurative) The Chancellor''s speech was an absorbing piece of political theatre.
QUANT.
piece
VERB + THEATRE
study
He is studying Greek theatre.
He is studying Greek theatre.
THEATRE + NOUN
studies | critic
3. work of acting in/ producing plays
VERB + THEATRE
be in, work in | go into
He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university.
He wants to go into the theatre when he finishes university.
THEATRE + NOUN
director, producer | company, group
4. in a hospital
ADJ.
operating
VERB + THEATRE
take to
He''s already been taken to theatre for the operation.
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.
She was in the operating theatre for two hours.