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Théâtre National
By virtue of being a bilingual city, the Belgian capital has not one but two national theatres. This spanking-new glass-fronted theatre is the Francophone counterpart of the Flemish Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg.
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Gate Theatre
The city’s most elegant theatre, housed in a late-18th-century building, features a generally unflappable repertory of classic American and European plays. Orson Welles’ first professional performance was here, and James Mason played here early in his career. Even today it is the only theatre in town where you might see established international movie stars work on their credibility with a theatre run.
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National Theatre
This rather eclectic venue is the place to go if you want to brave a play in Hungarian or just check out the bizarre and very controversial architecture built in 2002 according to the designs of Mária Siklós.
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Slovenian Youth Theatre
Established in 1955 as the first professional theatre for children and youth in Slovenia, this company has staged some highly acclaimed contemporary productions in the Festival Hall north of the train station.
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Teatro Pirandello
This theatre is mostly given over to the work of the town's great playwright, Pirandello. The main theatre season is during the winter months of October to March. Ask at any of the tourist offices for details.
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Marionetten-Theater
Generations of kids and adults have been enthralled by the adorable marionettes that sing, dance and act their way through beautifully orchestrated operas and fairy tales at this venerable venue. Pure magic.
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Feel Yourself Russian Folkshow
Terrible title, but actually a very entertaining show of traditional Russian folk dancing and music by enthusiastic, professional troupes. Plus you get to enjoy the grand interior of the Nikolayevsky Palace.
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Teatros del Canal
A state-of-the-art theatre complex opened in 2009, Teatros del Canal does major theatre performances, as well as musical and dance concerts.
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GOP Varieté Theatre
An old-school type of variety theatre with dancing, acrobatics, circus-style acts, magic, music and more, housed in the Georgspalast. It also boasts a much-lauded restaurant.
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Watergate Theatre
The top theatre venue hosts drama, comedy and musical performances. If you're wondering why intermission lasts 18 minutes, it's so patrons can nip into John Cleere's pub for a pint.
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Géza Gárdonyi Theatre
One of the city's concert venues of choice is the Géza Gárdonyi Theatre, where there are half-hour organ concerts at 11:30 Monday to Saturday and at 12:45 Sunday from mid-May to mid-October.
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Druid Theatre
This renowned, long-established and award-winning theatre is famed for staging experimental works by young Irish playwrights, as well as new adaptations of classics. Its home is in one of the oldest parts of Galway, in an old tea warehouse, which was renovated in 2009.
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Pavilion Theatre
Like the Draíocht Theatre and Civic Theatre, this modern space in the seaside suburb of Dun Laoghaire offers a dynamic programme of theatre and performance art.
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József Katona Theatre
The József Katona Theatre is the best known in Hungary and is a public theatre supported mainly by the city of Budapest. Its studio theatre, Kamra, hosts some of the best troupes in the country.
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Teatro del Generalife
Created in 1954 by extending the Generalife gardens southward, this outdoor theatre is a Granada rite of passage for summer performances of Lorca plays or live shows by great such as Paco de Lucía.
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Teatre Tívoli
A grand old theatre with three storeys of boxes and a generous stage, the Tívoli has a fairly rapid turnover of drama and musicals, with pieces often not staying on for more than a couple of weeks.
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Stary Teatr
Kraków's esteemed 'Old Theatre' is famous throughout the country for the quality of its productions. It presents a wide repertoire of both classic Polish and foreign plays; all shows are in Polish.
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Teatro Alfil
Staging a broad range of alternative and experimental Spanish-language theatre, Teatro Alfil is a good place to catch up-and-coming Spanish actors and comedians, and mingle with an eclectic crowd.
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Berliner Ensemble
The company founded by Bertolt Brecht in 1949 is based at the neo-baroque theatre where his Threepenny Opera premiered in 1928. Since 1999, artistic director Claus Peymann has kept the master’s legacy alive while also peppering the repertory with works by Kleist, Shakespeare, Beckett and other European playwrights. Tickets are cheap and performances often sell out.
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Werk II
This large cultural centre in an old factory is great for catching up-and-coming bands, alternative film and theatre or even circus acts. It's also in Connewitz; take tram 9 to Connewitzer Kreuz.
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Tabakov Theatre
Named after its present director, Oleg Tabakov, a famous actor who is also the current director of MKhT. Recent productions of As I lay dying and Uncle Vanya were highly lauded.
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Crane Lane Theatre
An excellent venue for live music, Crane Lane also has a great beer garden during the day.
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Teatro Rojas
Often has a rewarding program of theatre and dance. Tuesday nights are reserved for a 'film club', Toledo's only venue for original- soundtrack films. Check for weekend children's matinées.
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Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Nonconformist, radical and provocative: performances at the ‘People’s Stage’ are not for the squeamish. Since 1992, the theatre has been led by enfant terrible Frank Castorf who regularly tears down the confines of the proscenium stage with Zeitgeist-critical productions that are somehow both populist and elitist all at once.
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Arriaga Theatre
The Baroque façade of this venue commands the open spaces of El Arenal between the Casco Viejo and the river. Regular performances of dance, opera and drama are scheduled in this theatre.
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