Royal National Theatre

British  

noun

1. a theatre complex in London, on the S bank of the Thames (opened 1976). The prefix Royal was added in 1988. It houses the Royal National Theatre Company

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Example Sentences

The play premiered at the Royal National Theatre, London, with Housman played as an old man by John Wood and as a young man by Paul Rhys.

From Los Angeles Times

The Scottish actor trained at Dundee Rep Theatre before moving on to perform with the Royal Lyceum Theatre, the Royal National Theatre and the RSC, where he gained acclaim for playing King Lear.

From BBC

She joined the Royal National Theatre the following year, and went on to serve as an artistic associate to Sir Mark at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in the capital.

From BBC

Upon her return to Britain, Laurence Olivier invited her to join London’s Royal National Theatre, and she played Desdemona opposite Olivier in “Othello,” first on stage, then in the 1965 film version, for which she received her first Oscar nomination.

From Los Angeles Times

Off the screen and on the stage, Gambon was one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre and a leading thespian of his generation alongside the legendary Laurence Olivier.

From Salon