Venues

Explore the technical aspects of some of the World’s greatest theatres

ABTT Technical Information on venues (UK)

UK Theatre Organisations

• Society of London Theatres
• The Theatres Trust

UK Theatre Owners

• Ambassadors Theatre Group
• Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
• Nederlander Producing Group
• Nimax Theatres
• Really Useful Group

USA Theatre organisations

• The Broadway League

Venue Features

• Raked Stages
• Lighting Rigging Positions

Ancient Theatres

• Delphi, Greece
• Fiesole, Italy
• Verona, Italy (Roman Theatre)
• Verona, Italy (Arena)
• Malaga, Spain
• Petra, Jordan

Below is a list of venues of interest – click for more information.

Coming soon: Map of all venues

Coming soon: List in Date Order

• Australia – Canberra – Theatre Centre
• Australia – Melbourne – Princess Theatre
• Australia – Sydney – Opera House
• Australia – Sydney – Theatre Royal
• Austria – Bregenz – Festspielhaus
• Austria – Vienna – Burgtheater
• Austria – Vienna – Ringtheater
• Austria – Vienna – Staatsoper
• Belgium – Antwerp – Bourla Theatre
• Belgium – Antwerp – Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
• Belgium – Ostend – Kursaal Theatre
• Canada – Montreal – Centaur Theatre
• Canada – Toronto – Roy Thomson Hall
• Canada – Toronto – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
• Cruise Ships
• Czech Republic – Český Krumlov
• Czech Republic – Prague – State Opera
• Finland – Helsinki – City Theatre
• Finland – Tampere – Pyynikki Summer Theatre
• France – Lyon – Opera House
• France – Orange – Theatre Antique
• France – Paris – Chatelet Theatre
• France – Paris – Opera
• Germany – Bayreuth – Festspielhaus
• Germany – Berlin – Deutsches Oper
• Germany – Braunschweig – Staatstheater
• Germany – Essen – Aalto Theatre
• Germany – Frankfurt – Schauspielhaus
• Germany – Hamburg – Schauspielhaus
• Germany – Hamburg – State Opera
• Germany – Köln – Schauspielhaus
• Germany – Leipzig – Musikalische Komödie
• Germany – Nuremberg – Opera House
• Greece – Delphi – The Theatre
• Hungary – Budapest – Hungarian State Opera
• Iceland – Reykjavik – National Theatre
• Isle of Man – Douglas – Gaiety Theatre
• Italy – Fiesole – Roman Theatre
• Italy – Monte Castello – Teatro della Concordia
• Italy – Noicattaro – Teatro Cittadino Nojano
• Italy – Verona – Roman Theatre
• Italy – Verona – Verona Arena
• Italy – Vicenza – Teatro Olimpico
• Japan – Tokyo – Imperial Theatre
• Jordan – Petra – Theatre
• Madeira – Funchal – Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias
• Malta – Valletta – Teatru Manoel
• Netherlands – Amsterdam – Stadsschouwburg
• Portugal – Lisbon – Sao Carlos
• Republic of Ireland – Dublin – Abbey Theatre
• Republic of Ireland – Dublin – Gaiety Theatre
• Russia – Moscow – Art Theatre
• Russia – Moscow – Bolshoi Theater
• Russia – Omsk – National Drama Theatre
• Russia – Omsk – State Musical Theatre
• Spain – Mahon – Teatre Principal
• Spain – Malaga – Teatro Romano
• Spain – Palma – Teatre Principal
• Spain – Teatro Real Madrid
• Sweden – Malmo – Stadtstheater
• Sweden – Stockholm – Drottningholm Theatre
• Switzerland – Lausanne – Beaulieu Theatre
• UK – Aberdeen – His Majesty’s Theatre
• UK – Aberdeen – Tivoli Theatre
• UK – Aylesbury – Waterside Theatre
• UK – Bath – Theatre Royal
• UK – Belfast – Grand Opera House
• UK – Birmingham – Crescent Theatre
• UK – Birmingham – Hippodrome
• UK – Birmingham – Repertory Theatre
• UK – Blackpool – ABC Cinema
• UK – Blackpool – Grand Theatre
• UK – Blackpool – Opera House
• UK – Blackpool – Winter Gardens Theatre
• UK – Bolton – Octagon Theatre
• UK – Bracknell – Wilde Theatre
• UK – Bradford – Alhambra Theatre
• UK – Brighton – Hippodrome
• UK – Brighton – Palace Pier
• UK – Brighton – Theatre Royal
• UK – Bristol – Beacon
• UK – Bristol – Hippodrome
• UK – Bristol – Old Vic
• UK – Bromley – Churchill Theatre
• UK – Brunton – Musselburgh Theatre
• UK – Bury St Edmunds – Theatre Royal
• UK – Buxton – Opera House
• UK – Cambridge – Arts Theatre
• UK – Cambridge – Festival Theatre
• UK – Cardiff – New Theatre
• UK – Cardiff – Prince of Wales Theatre
• UK – Cardiff – Sherman Theatre
• UK – Cardiff – Wales Millenium Centre
• UK – Cheltenham – Everyman Theatre
• UK – Chester – Storyhouse
• UK – Chichester – Festival Theatre
• UK – Colchester – Mercury Theatre
• UK – Coventry – Belgrade Theatre
• UK – Cromer – Pier Pavilion
• UK – Croydon – Fairfield Halls
• UK – Darlington – Hippodrome
• UK – Derby – Theatre
• UK – Edinburgh – Festival Theatre
• UK – Edinburgh – Kings Theatre
• UK – Edinburgh – Playhouse
• UK – Edinburgh – Royal Lyceum Theatre
• UK – Edinburgh – The Traverse Theatre
• UK – Exeter – Northcott Theatre
• UK – Farnham – Redgrave Theatre
• UK – Gateshead – The Sage
• UK – Glasgow – Britannia Panopticon
• UK – Glasgow – Citizens Theatre
• UK – Glasgow – Kings Theatre
• UK – Glasgow – O2 ABC
• UK – Glasgow – Palace Theatre of Varieties
• UK – Glasgow – Theatre Royal
• UK – Great Yarmouth – ABC Cinema
• UK – Great Yarmouth – Britannia Theatre
• UK – Great Yarmouth – Hippodrome
• UK – Great Yarmouth – Windmill Theatre
• UK – Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
• UK – Halifax – Victoria Theatre
• UK – Hull – New Theatre
• UK – Ipswich – The New Wolsey Theatre
• UK – Leeds – Grand Theatre
• UK – Leeds – Playhouse
• UK – Leicester – Curve
• UK – Leicester – Phoenix Theatre
• UK – Lewes – Glyndebourne Opera House
• UK – Liverpool – Empire Theatre
• UK – Liverpool – Everyman Theatre
• UK – Liverpool – Royal Court Theatre
• UK – London – Adelphi Theatre
• UK – London – Aldwych Theatre
• UK – London – Alexandra Palace
• UK – London – Alhambra Theatre
• UK – London – Ambassadors Theatre
• UK – London – Apollo Theatre
• UK – London – Apollo Victoria
• UK – London – Arcola Theatre
• UK – London – Arts Theatre
• UK – London – Astoria Theatre
• UK – London – Barbican Centre
• UK – London – BBC Elstree Centre
• UK – London – BBC Television Centre
• UK – London – Bloomsbury Theatre
• UK – London – Bridge Theatre
• UK – London – Britten Opera Theatre
• UK – London – Brixton Academy
• UK – London – Bush Theatre
• UK – London – Cambridge Theatre
• UK – London – Charing Cross Theatre
• UK – London – Coliseum
• UK – London – Coronet
• UK – London – Criterion Theatre
• UK – London – Dominion Theatre
• UK – London – Donmar Warehouse
• UK – London – Duchess Theatre
• UK – London – Duke of York’s Theatre
• UK – London – Egyptian Hall Piccadilly
• UK – London – Eventim Apollo
• UK – London – Fortune Theatre
• UK – London – Garrick Theatre
• UK – London – Gaumont State Theatre
• UK – London – Gielgud Theatre
• UK – London – Gillian Lynne Theatre
• UK – London – Greenwich Theatre
• UK – London – Hackney Empire
• UK – London – Hammersmith Riverside Studios
• UK – London – Hampstead Theatre
• UK – London – Harold Pinter Theatre
• UK – London – Hippodrome
• UK – London – His Majesty’s Theatre
• UK – London – Jerwood Vanburgh Theatre
• UK – London – Kiln Theatre
• UK – London – Little Angel Puppet Theatre
• UK – London – Lyceum Theatre
• UK – London – Lyric Hammersmith
• UK – London – Lyric Theatre
• UK – London – May Fair Theatre
• UK – London – Menier Chocolate Factory
• UK – London – Mermaid Theatre
• UK – London – National Theatre
• UK – London – New Wimbledon Theatre
• UK – London – Noel Coward Theatre
• UK – London – Novello Theatre
• UK – London – Odeon Leicester Square
• UK – London – Palace Theatre
• UK – London – Palladium
• UK – London – Pavilion
• UK – London – Phoenix Theatre
• UK – London – Piccadilly Theatre
• UK – London – Playhouse Theatre
• UK – London – Prince Charles Cinema
• UK – London – Prince Edward Theatre
• UK – London – Prince of Wales Theatre
• UK – London – Questors Theatre
• UK – London – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
• UK – London – Roundhouse
• UK – London – Royal Albert Hall
• UK – London – Royal Court Theatre
• UK – London – Royal Festival Hall
• UK – London – Royal Opera House
• UK – London – Sadlers Wells Theatre
• UK – London – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
• UK – London – Saville Theatre
• UK – London – Savoy Theatre
• UK – London – Shaftesbury Theatre
• UK – London – Shakespeares Globe
• UK – London – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
• UK – London – Soho Place
• UK – London – Soho Theatre
• UK – London – Sondheim Theatre
• UK – London – St James Theatre
• UK – London – St Martin’s Theatre
• UK – London – Streatham Hill Theatre
• UK – London – The Cockpit
• UK – London – The Old Vic
• UK – London – The Peacock Theatre
• UK – London – The Place
• UK – London – The Rotunda Leicester Square
• UK – London – The Young Vic
• UK – London – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
• UK – London – Theatre Royal Haymarket
• UK – London – Toynbee Studios
• UK – London – Trafalgar Theatre
• UK – London – Trocadero
• UK – London – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
• UK – London – Vanburgh Theatre
• UK – London – Vaudeville Theatre
• UK – London – Victoria Palace Theatre
• UK – London – Walthamstow Palace Theatre
• UK – London – Wembley Conference Centre
• UK – London – Westminster Theatre
• UK – London – Wilton’s Music Hall
• UK – London – Wyndham’s Theatre
• UK – Malvern – Festival Theatre
• UK – Manchester – Capitol Theatre
• UK – Manchester – Hulme Hippodrome
• UK – Manchester – Opera House
• UK – Manchester – Palace Theatre
• UK – Manchester – Royal Exchange Theatre
• UK – Mold – Clwyd Theatr Cymru
• UK – Newcastle – Theatre Royal
• UK – Newcastle – Tyne Theatre
• UK – Northampton – Derngate Theatre
• UK – Norwich – Puppet Theatre
• UK – Nottingham – Playhouse
• UK – Nottingham – Theatre Royal
• UK – Oxford – New Theatre
• UK – Oxford – Playhouse
• UK – Paignton – Festival Hall
• UK – Pitlochry – Festival Theatre
• UK – Plymouth – Palace Theatre
• UK – Plymouth – Theatre Royal
• UK – Porthcurno – Minack Theatre
• UK – Portsmouth – New Theatre Royal
• UK – Redditch – Palace Theatre
• UK – Richmond – Georgian Theatre Royal
• UK – Scarborough – Stephen Joseph Theatre
• UK – Sheffield – Crucible
• UK – Sheffield – Lyceum Theatre
• UK – Snape – The Maltings
• UK – Sonning – The Mill
• UK – Southampton – Mayflower Theatre
• UK – Southsea – Kings Theatre
• UK – St Albans – Abbey Theatre
• UK – Stirling – MacRobert Arts Centre
• UK – Stockport – Plaza
• UK – Stockton On Tees – Georgian Theatre Royal
• UK – Stoke-On-Trent – Regent Theatre
• UK – Stratford on Avon – Royal Shakespeare Theatre
• UK – Stratford on Avon – The Courtyard Theatre
• UK – Sunderland – Empire
• UK – Swansea – Grand Theatre
• UK – Swansea – Palace Theatre
• UK – Swindon – Wyvern Theatre
• UK – Teddington – Normansfield Theatre
• UK – Wakefield – Theatre Royal & Opera House
• UK – Westcliff On Sea – Palace Theatre
• UK – Weston-super-Mare – Playhouse
• UK – Weymouth – Pavilion Theatre
• UK – Wilmslow – Rex Theatre
• UK – Windsor – Theatre Royal
• UK – Wolverhampton – Grand Theatre
• UK – Wythenshawe – Forum
• USA – Chicago – Oriental Theatre
• USA – Dallas – Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
• USA – Las Vegas – MGM Grand
• USA – Las Vegas – Mirage
• USA – Las Vegas – Sphere
• USA – Las Vegas – Venetian / Palazzo
• USA – Las Vegas – Wynn Hotel
• USA – Los Angeles – Ahmanson Theatre
• USA – Los Angeles – Dolby Theatre
• USA – Los Angeles – Pantages Theatre
• USA – New Mexico – Santa Fe Opera
• USA – New York – 1888 Broadway Theatre
• USA – New York – Al Hirschfeld Theater
• USA – New York – Ambassador Theatre
• USA – New York – American Airlines Theatre
• USA – New York – August Wilson Theatre
• USA – New York – Barrymore Theatre
• USA – New York – Belasco Theatre
• USA – New York – Booth Theatre
• USA – New York – Broadhurst Theatre
• USA – New York – Broadway Theatre
• USA – New York – Brooks Atkinson Theatre
• USA – New York – Carnegie Hall
• USA – New York – City Center
• USA – New York – Cort Theatre
• USA – New York – Eugene O’Neill Theatre
• USA – New York – Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
• USA – New York – Gershwin Theatre
• USA – New York – Hudson Theatre
• USA – New York – Imperial Theatre
• USA – New York – Jacobs Theatre
• USA – New York – Longacre Theatre
• USA – New York – Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
• USA – New York – Lyceum Theatre
• USA – New York – Lyric Theatre
• USA – New York – Mark Hellinger Theatre
• USA – New York – Marquis Theatre
• USA – New York – Minskoff Theatre
• USA – New York – Music Box Theatre
• USA – New York – Neil Simon Theatre
• USA – New York – New Amsterdam Theatre
• USA – New York – Palace Theatre
• USA – New York – Radio City Music Hall
• USA – New York – Richard Rodgers Theatre
• USA – New York – Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
• USA – New York – Shubert Theatre
• USA – New York – St James Theatre
• USA – New York – Stephen Sondheim Theatre
• USA – New York – Studio 54 Theater
• USA – New York – The Circle In The Square Theatre
• USA – New York – The Majestic Theater
• USA – New York – Walter Kerr Theatre
• USA – New York – Winter Garden Theatre
• USA – Philadelphia – Tower Theatre
• USA – San Francisco – Opera House
• USA – Toledo – Peristyle Concert Hall
• USA – Utah – Salt Lake City Tabernacle
• USA – Washington DC – Ford’s Theatre
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