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Playhouse is a common Elizabethan term for a theatre, especially those built in London such as The Globe and The Rose.
It is also used as the name for theatres today:
Australia
- Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
- The Playhouse Theatre (Perth), a theatre located in the CBD of Perth, Western Australia
- The Playhouse, The Arts Centre
- The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House
Canada
- The Playhouse (Fredericton), a non-profit organization venue for hosting local talent acts and touring performers located in downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Denmark
- The Royal Danish Playhouse or Skuespilhuset, the main stage for dramatic theatre under The Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen
United Kingdom
- The Playhouse (Cheltenham), Cheltenham is a community theatre in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. It is a registered charity and has been run by volunteers since 1957
- Playhouse (Sleaford), a theatre in Sleaford, Lincolnshire
- Edinburgh Playhouse, a former cinema in Edinburgh, Scotland which now hosts touring musicals and music concerts
- Epsom Playhouse, a 406-seat theatre playing host to a variety of entertainments such as opera, dance, drama, comedy, and pantomime. In the summer, the theatre hosts a summer film series
- Liverpool Playhouse, a theatre in Williamson Square in the city of Liverpool, England
- Newcastle Playhouse, now known as the Northern stage theatre in Newcastle, England
- Nottingham Playhouse, a theatre in Nottingham, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in the 1950s when it operated from a former cinema. Directors during this period included Val May and Frank Dunlop
- Oxford Playhouse, a 1938 independent theatre in Beaumont Street, Oxford, opposite the Ashmolean Museum
- Playhouse Theatre, London
- The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare, a 664 seat theatre in Weston-super-Mare, England that hosts a largely entertainment based programme of shows all year round including opera, ballet, comedy, music and pantomime performances
- West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
- Whitley Bay Playhouse
- Bradford Playhouse
United States
- Playhouse Theatre, New York City
- Blackfriars Playhouse at the American Shakespeare Center, Staunton, Virginia
- Geffen Playhouse of the University of California, Los Angeles
- La Jolla Playhouse at the University of California
- Pasadena Playhouse, the state theatre of California
- Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, Tennessee
- Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut
- Lewis Family Playhouse in California
- Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut * Cocoa Village Playhouse Florida
Other uses
Playhouse may also refer to:
- The Playhouse (film), a 1921 film written and directed by Buster Keaton
- The Playhouse (radio show), a syndicated radio show based out of Portland, Oregon
- Pee-wee's Playhouse, an American children's television show that ran from 1986 to 1990
- ITV Playhouse, UK comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983
- Playhouse Records, the label founded by Jim Copp and Ed Brown
- "Playhouses", a song by TV on the Radio from their 2006 album Return to Cookie Mountain
- Wendy house (or playhouse), a small house for children to play in
See also
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