# List of theatres in the United Kingdom

The following is a list of active professional theatres and concert halls in the United Kingdom. They are organised alphabetically in name order.
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## 0-9

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| 53 Two | Manchester | 2016 in first space, 2019 into temporary space, 2023 into current space | 150 | Creative Director - Simon Naylor |

## A

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Abbey Theatre | Nuneaton | 1969 | 248 | Chief Executive – Tony Deeming |
| Adelphi Theatre | London | 1806 | 1,500 | Owners – Nederlander Organization, Really Useful Theatres |
| Alban Arena | St Albans | June 1968 | 856–1,200 | Operator – 1Life Management Solutions Ltd |
| Aldwych Theatre | London | 1905 | 1,200 | Owner – Nederlander Organization |
| Alexandra Theatre | Birmingham | 27 May 1901 | 1,347 | Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Alhambra Theatre | Bradford | 1914 | 1,456 | Operator – Bradford Council (Theatres) |
| Almeida Theatre | London | 1980 | 325 | Artistic Director – Rupert Goold |
| Ambassadors Theatre | London | 5 June 1913 | 444 | Owner – Stephen Waley-Cohen |
| Angles Theatre | Wisbech | c1790 | c100 | Wisbech Angles Theatre Council |
| The Anvil | Basingstoke | April 1994 | 1,400 | Owner – The Anvil Trust Ltd |
| Apollo Theatre | London | 21 February 1901 | 658 | Owner – Nimax Theatres |
| Apollo Victoria Theatre | London | 1930 | 2,328 | Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Arcola Theatre | London | September 2000 | 200 | Artistic Director – Mehmet Ergen |
| Arena Theatre | Wolverhampton | 1967; refurbished 1999 | 150 | Owner – University of Wolverhampton |
| Artrix | Bromsgrove, Worcs. | 2005 | 301 | Operator – Bromsgrove Arts Centre Trust |
| Arts Theatre | London | 5 June 1913 | 350 | Operator – JJ Goodman Ltd |
| artsdepot | London | 23 October 2004 | 158–395 | Operator – The Arts Depot Trust Limited |
| Ashcroft Theatre | London | 5 November 1962 | 763 | Owner – Croydon London Borough Council |

## B

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Bacon Theatre | Cheltenham | 1991 | 566 | Theatre Manager – Debbie Godber |
| Barbican Theatre | London | 1982 | 1,156 | Artistic Director – Louise Jeffreys |
| Barons Court Theatre | London | 1991 | 57 | Owner – Geronimo Inns (Young & Co.’s Brewery) |
| Barn Theatre | Cirencester | 2018 | 203 | Artistic Director – Iwan Lewis |
| Barons Court Theatre | London | 1991 | 57 | Owner – Geronimo Inns (Young & Co.’s Brewery) |
| Bristol Hippodrome | Bristol | 1912 | 1,951 | Owner - Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Beck Theatre | Hayes | 1977 | 600 | Owner – HQ Theatres |
| Bedworth Civic Hall | Bedworth | 1973 | 745 | Theatre Manager - Simon Farndon. Owner - Bedworth Civic Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| Belgrade Theatre | Coventry | 1958 | 858 | Artistic Director – Hamish Glen |
| Birmingham Hippodrome | Birmingham | 1895 | 1,935 | Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Ltd |
| Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Birmingham | 1913 | 1,265 | Birmingham Rep Enterprises Limited |
| Blackburn Empire Theatre | Blackburn | October 2002 | 332 | Charity with Volunteer Board |
| Blackfriars Arts Centre | Boston | 27 March 1949 | 230 | |
| Bloomsbury Theatre | London | 1968 | 547 | Owner – University College London |
| The Bonington | Nottingham | 1979 | 178 | Owner – Gedling Borough Council |
| Boxmoor Playhouse | Hemel Hempstead | 1997 | 200 | Owner - Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company |
| Blue Orange Theatre | Birmingham | April 2011 | 107 | |
| Brangwyn Hall | Swansea | 23 October 1934 | 1070 | |
| Broadway Theatre, Catford | London | 1932 | 800 | |
| Brockley Jack Theatre | London | 1992 | 50 | |
| Brookside Theatre | Romford | 2012 | 140 | |
| Burnley Mechanics | Burnley | 1986 | 495 | Burnley Leisure Trust |
| Bush Theatre | London | 6 April 1972 | 180 | |
| Buxton Opera House | Buxton | 1903 | 902 | Operator – High Peak Theatre Trust |

## C

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Camberley Theatre | Camberley | | 408 | Owner – Surrey Heath Borough Council |
| Cambridge Arts Theatre | Cambridge | 1 February 1936 | 666 | |
| Cambridge Corn Exchange | Cambridge | 1875 | 1,849 | |
| Cambridge Theatre | London | 4 September 1930 | 1,231 | Owner – Really Useful Theatres |
| Canal Cafe Theatre | London | | 60 | |
| Carriageworks Theatre | Leeds | 11 November 2005 | 349 | Owner – Leeds City Council |
| Cast Theatre | Doncaster | 2 September 2013 | 620 | Director – Deborah Rees |
| Castle Theatre | Wellingborough | 1995 | 503 | Operator – Parkwood Theatres. |
| Chelsea Theatre | London | November 2001 | 110 | |
| Chichester Festival Theatre | Chichester | 1962 | 1,206 | Artistic Director – Daniel Evans |
| Chickenshed Theatre | London | 1974 | 300 | Artistic Director – Lou Stein |
| Churchill Theatre | Bromley | 19 July 1977 | 781 | Operator – HQ Theatres |
| Citizens Theatre | Glasgow | 11 September 1878 | 500 | Artistic Director – Dominic Hill |
| City Hall | Sheffield | 22 September 1932 | 2,271 | |
| Civic Theatre | Rotherham | 7 March 1960 | 356 | |
| Cochrane Theatre | London | 1963–2012 | 314 | |
| Cockpit Theatre | London | 1616–1665 | 220 | |
| Coliseum Theatre (Aberdare) | Aberdare | 17 September 1938 | 600 | |
| Coliseum Theatre | London | 1904 | 2,558 | Owner – English National Opera |
| Congress Theatre | Eastbourne | 1963 | 1,689 | Owner - Eastbourne Borough Council |
| Contact Theatre | Manchester | 1972 | 320 | Operator – The Manchester Young People's Theatre Ltd |
| Corn Exchange, Newbury | Newbury | 1993 | 400 | The Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust |
| Court Theatre | Tring, Hertfordshire | 1978 | 220 | Operator – Court Theatre Ltd |
| Courtyard Theatre (Hereford) | Hereford | 1998 | 520 | Operator – The Courtyard Trust Ltd |
| Courtyard Theatre (Royal Shakespeare Company) | Stratford-on-Avon | 2006–2010 | 1,048 | |
| Cottesloe (Royal National Theatre) | London | 1976 | 400 | Artistic Director – Rufus Norris |
| Crescent Theatre | Birmingham | 1932 | 460 | |
| Criterion Theatre (Coventry) | Coventry | 1961 | 122 | |
| Criterion Theatre | London | 21 March 1874 | 588 | Owner – Criterion Theatre Trust |
| Cromer Pier Pavilion Theatre | Cromer, Norfolk | 1901 | 500 | Openwide Coastal Ltd |
| Crucible Theatre (Sheffield Theatres) | Sheffield | 1971 | 980 | Artistic Director – Robert Hastie |
| Curve | Leicester | 11 November 2008 | 920 | Artistic Director – Nikolai Foster |
| Caird Hall | Dundee | | 2000 | |

## D

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Darlington Hippodrome | Darlington | 1907 | 1,000 | Owner – Darlington County Council |
| De Montfort Hall | Leicester | 1913 | 2,000 | Owner – Leicester City Council |
| Derby Theatre | Derby | 1975 | 535 | Artistic Director – Sarah Brigham |
| Dominion Theatre | London | October 1929 | 2,163 | Owner – Nederlander Organization |
| Little Theatre | Doncaster | | 99 | |
| Donmar Warehouse | London | 18 July 1977 | 271 | Artistic Director – Josie Rourke |
| Dorking Halls | Surrey | 1931 | 813 |
| Duchess Theatre | London | 25 November 1929 | 494 | Owner – Nimax Theatres |
| Duke of York's Theatre | London | 10 September 1892 | 640 (900 originally) | Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Dundee Rep Theatre | Dundee | May 1939 | 455 | |

## E

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Edinburgh Festival Theatre | Edinburgh | November 7, 1892 | 1,915 | Operator – Capital Theatres |
| Edinburgh Playhouse | Edinburgh | 1929 | 3,059 | Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Empire Theatre (Glasgow) | Glasgow | 1897–1963 | 2,100 | |
| Empire Theatre (Hackney) | Hackney | 1901; rebuilt in 2004 | 1,275 | |
| Empire Theatre (Liverpool) | Liverpool | March 9, 1925 | 2,348 | Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Empire Theatre (Sunderland) | Sunderland | July 1, 1907 | 2,200 | Operator – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Epsom Playhouse | Surrey | 1984 | 406 | |
| Epstein Theatre | Liverpool | 1913 (closed 30 June 2023) | 380 | Owner - Liverpool City Council |
| Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham | Cheltenham | October 1891 | 694 | Chief Executive - Mark Goucher |
| Everyman Theatre (Liverpool) | Liverpool | 1964; rebuilt in 2011–14 | 400 | Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Ltd |

## F

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Finborough Theatre | London | June 1980 | 50 | Artistic Director – Neil McPherson |
| The Fisher Theatre | Bungay | February 1828 | 115–160 | Bungay Arts and Theatre Society |
| Floral Pavilion Theatre | Wirral | December 2008 | 814 | Wirral Council |
| Fortune Theatre | London | November 8, 1924 | 432 | Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| The Forum | Barrow-in-Furness | 1990 | 580 | |
| The Forum Open-air Theatre | Norwich | October 2001 | variable | |
| The Forum Studio Theatre | Chester | 1998 | 100 | |
| Futurist Theatre | Scarborough | 1921–2014 | 2,155 | |

## G

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| G Live | Guildford | September 2011 | 1031 | Owner – HQ Theatres |
| Garrick Theatre | London | 24 April 1889 | 718 (current); 800 (original) | Owner – Nimax Theatres |
| Gatehouse Theatre | Stafford | | 535 | Freedom Leisure |
| Gate Theatre (London) | London | 1979 | 75 | Artistic Director – Ellen McDougall |
| Georgian Theatre Royal | Richmond (Yorkshire) | 1788; rebuilt 1963 | 214 | |
| Gielgud Theatre | London | 27 December 1906 | 986 | Owner – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres |
| Gillian Lynne Theatre | London | 02 January 1973 | 1294 | Owner - LW Theatres |
| Globe Theatre | London | 1599; rebuilt 1997 | 1,400 (current); 3,000 (original) | Artistic Director – Michelle Terry |
| Gordon Craig Theatre | Stevenage | 1976 | 1,701 | |
| Grand Opera House (Belfast) | Belfast | 23 December 1895; 1980–present | 1,063 | |
| Grand Opera House (York) | York | 20 January 1902 | 1028 | Operator – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Grand Pavilion | Porthcawl | 1932 | 643 | |
| Grand Theatre, Blackpool | Blackpool | 1894; reopened 23 March 1981 | 1,100 | Owner - Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Ltd |
| Grand Theatre, Lancaster | Lancaster | 1792; 1848–1978 | 457 | |
| Greenwich Theatre | Greenwich | 1864, rebuilt 1969 | 430 | |
| The Grand | Clitheroe | 1874; 2008 | 400 (standing) 240 (fully seated, theatre-style) 140 (cabaret) | Owned by The Lancaster Foundation |
| Grand Theatre, Leeds | Leeds | 18 November 1878 | 1,550 | Home of Opera North |
| Grand Theatre, Swansea | Swansea | 1897 | 1,014 | |
| Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton | 1894; rebuilt in 1982 | 1,200 | |
| Grimsby Auditorium | Grimsby | 1995 | 1,200–2,000 | |
| Guildhall of St George | King's Lynn | 1445 | 320 | Shakespear's Guildhall Trust |

## H

| Theatre | Current Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Operator |
| Hall for Cornwall | Truro | 1846 | 969 | |
| Hall Green Little Theatre | Birmingham | 1951 | 180 | Hall Green Little Theatre Ltd |
| Harlow Playhouse | Harlow | 1971 | 409 | Harlow District Council - Artistic Director - Rory Davies |
| Harrogate Theatre | Harrogate | 1900 | 500 | Managed by Harrogate (White Rose) Theatre Trust Ltd |
| Harold Pinter Theatre | London | 15 October 1881 | 796 (1,180 originally) | Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Haymarket Theatre | Basingstoke | 1865; as theatre 1951, refurbished 2007 | 380 | |
| Her Majesty's Theatre | London | 1705 | 1,216 | Owner – Really Useful Group |
| The Hexagon | Reading | 1977 | 1,686 | |
| Highbury Theatre | Birmingham | 1942 | 140 | Highbury Theatre Centre Ltd |
| Hope Mill Theatre | Manchester | 2015 | 145 | William Whelton - Executive Director, Joseph Houston - Artistic Director |
| Hull New Theatre | Hull | 1939 | 1,330 | Hull Culture & Leisure |
| Hull City Hall | Hull | 1909 | 1200 - 1800 | Hull Culture & Leisure |
| Hull Truck Theatre | Hull | 1971 | 435 | Artistic Director – Mark Babych |

## J

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Jacksons Lane | London | 1975 | 166 | Executive Director – Isobel Smith |
| Jigsaw Youth Theatre | Halesowen, Dudley | 2017 | | Jigsaw Youth Theatre |

## K

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Key Theatre, Peterborough | Peterborough | 1973 | 360 | Landmark Theatres (part of Selladoor Worldwide) |
| King's Lynn Corn Exchange | King's Lynn | 1854 | 733 | |
| King's Hall | Herne Bay, Kent | 4 April 1904 | 250–500 | |
| The King's Theatre | Newmarket | 1955 | 123 | Newmarket Operatic Musical And Dramatic Society Ltd (NOMADS) |
| Kings Theatre, Southsea | Portsmouth/Southsea | 30 September 1907 | 1,600 | |

## L

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Lace Market Theatre | Nottingham | 1972 | 118 | |
| Lakeside Theatre (University of Essex) | Colchester, Essex | 1971 | 200 | |
| Lamproom Theatre | Barnsley | 1999 | 187 | Barnsley Theatre Trust |
| Lantern Theatre | Liverpool | 2009 | 85 | |
| Lantern Theatre | Sheffield | 1893 | 84 | |
| Lawrence Batley Theatre | Huddersfield | 9 July 1819 | 477 | |
| Leatherhead Theatre (formerly Thorndike Theatre) | Leatherhead, Surrey | 1969 | 498 | |
| Leeds City Varieties | Leeds | 1865; reopened September 2011 | 467 | |
| Leeds Playhouse | Leeds | March 1990 | 1,100 | |
| Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre | Leighton Buzzard | October 5, 1979 | 170 | |
| Library Theatre (Manchester) | Manchester | 17 July 1934; reopened 22 March 2014 | 312 | |
| Library Theatre (Sheffield) | Sheffield | 1947 | 260 | |
| Lichfield Garrick Theatre & Studio | Lichfield, Staffordshire | 2003 | 562 | |
| Bolton Little Theatre | Bolton | 1931 | 165 | |
| Little Theatre (Chester) | Chester | 1962 | 126 | |
| Little Theatre (Leicester) | Leicester | 1932 | 349 | |
| Live Theatre | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1982 | 170 | |
| Liverpool Actors Studio Theatre | Liverpool | 1999 | 80 | |
| London Coliseum | London | 1904 | 2,558 | |
| London Palladium | London | 26 December 1910 | 2,286 | |
| The Lowry | Salford | 12 October 2000 | 2,196 | |
| Lyceum Theatre (Crewe) | Crewe, Cheshire | 21 November 1887; rebuilt 6 October 1911 | 1,250 (original); 850 (currently) | |
| Lyceum Theatre, London | London | 14 July 1834 | 2,100 | |
| Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield Theatres) | Sheffield | 1897; rebuilt 1991 | 1,068 | |
| Lyric Theatre (Belfast) | Belfast | 1951; reopened 1 May 2011 | 400 | |
| Lyric Theatre, London | London | 17 December 1888 | 915 (currently); 1,258 (original) | |
| Lyric Theatre (Lowry) | Salford | 12 October 2000 | 1,730 | |
| Lyric Hammersmith | London | 1895 | 550 | |
| Lyttelton (Royal National Theatre) | London | 1976 | 890 | |

## M

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Macready Theatre | Rugby | 1975 | 250 | |
| Maddermarket Theatre | Norwich | 1921 | 310 | |
| Malvern Festival Theatre | Malvern, Worcs. | 188; reopened 1998 | 850 | Malvern Theatres Trust |
| Marina Theatre | Lowestoft Suffolk | 1878; reopened October 1988 | 800 | |
| Market Theatre | Ledbury, Herefordshire | 1956 | 128 | |
| Marlowe Theatre | Canterbury | Reopened 2011 | 1,200 | |
| Mart Theatre | Skipton | 2003 | 300 | |
| Mayflower Theatre | Southampton | December 1928 | 2,300 | |
| Menier Chocolate Factory | London | 2004 | 180 | |
| Mercury Theatre | Colchester | 1972 | 598 | |
| Merlin Theatre | Sheffield | 1974 | 240 | |
| Met Theatre | Bury | 1980 | 400 | |
| Michael Pilch Studio | Oxford | 1997 | 50–90 | Balliol College |
| Middlesbrough Theatre | Middlesbrough | October 1957 | 484 | Middlesbrough Council |
| Minack Theatre | Cornwall | 1930 | 750 | |
| Montgomery Theatre | Sheffield | 1886 | 418 | |
| Mull Theatre | Tobermory, Isle of Mull | 2008 | 64 | An Tobar and Mull Theatre |

## N

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Newbridge Memo | Newbridge | 1924 | 446 | |
| New Diorama Theatre | London | 2010 | 80 | Artistic Director - Bec Martin |
| New London Theatre | London | 2 January 1973 | 1,118 | |
| New Theatre (Cardiff) | Cardiff | 10 December 1906 | 1,144 | Operator - HQ Theatres and Hospitality |
| New Theatre Oxford | Oxford | 26 February 1934 | 1,800 | |
| New Theatre, Peterborough | Peterborough | 2001; reopened 2017 | 1079 | Landmark Theatres (part of Selladoor Worldwide) |
| New Vic Theatre | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 1986 | 600 | |
| New Victoria Theatre | Woking | June 1992 | 1,300 | |
| New Wolsey Theatre | Ipswich, Suffolk | 1979 | 400 | |
| New Wimbledon Theatre | Wimbledon, London | 26 December 1910 | 1,670 | |
| Noël Coward Theatre | London | 1903 | 872 | Operator – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres |
| Norbury Theatre | Droitwich, Worcestershire | 1962 | 176 | |
| Norwich Playhouse | Norwich | 1995 | 300 | |
| Norwich Puppet Theatre | Norwich | 1980 | 140 | |
| Nottingham Playhouse | Nottingham | 1963 | 770 | |
| Nottingham Arts Theatre | Nottingham | 1953 | 321 | |
| Novello Theatre | London | 22 May 1905 | 1,105 | |
| Northcott Theatre | Exeter | 1967 | 464 | |
| Nuffield Theatre | Southampton | 1963; closed 2020 | 450 | |

## O

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Octagon Theatre | Bolton | 27 November 1967 | 300–400 | |
| Old Joint Stock Theatre | Birmingham | 1864 | 95 | |
| The Old Town Hall | Hemel Hempstead | 1978 | 110 | Dacorum Borough Council |
| Old Rep Theatre | Birmingham | 15 February 1913 | 383 | |
| Old Vic | London | 1818 | 1,067 | Artistic Director – Matthew Warchus |
| Oldham Coliseum Theatre | Oldham | 1885 | 585 | |
| Olivier (Royal National Theatre) | London | 1976 | 1,160 | |
| Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park | Regent's Park, London | 1932 | 1,200+ | Artistic Director – Timothy Sheader |
| Opera House (Blackpool) | Blackpool | 1889; rebuilt in 1910 and 1939 | 2,920 | |
| Opera House (Manchester) | Manchester | 1912 | 1,920 | |
| Oxford Playhouse | Oxford | 1923 | 640 | |

## P

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Palace theatre, Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | 1860 | 498 | |
| Palace Theatre, London | London | January 1891 | 1,400 | |
| Palace Theatre, Manchester | Manchester | 18 May 1891 | 1,955 | |
| Palace Theatre, Mansfield | Mansfield | 1910 | 534 | |
| Palace Theatre, Newark | Newark-on-Trent | 1920 | 638 | Newark and Sherwood District Council |
| Palace Theatre, Redditch | Redditch | 1913 | 420 | Redditch Borough Council |
| Palace Theatre, Swansea | Swansea | 1888; repurposed 1960s; closed 2006; under redevelopment since 2021 | 600+ (formerly) | |
| Palace Theatre, Watford | Watford | 14 December 1908 | 600 | |
| Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea | Westcliff-on-Sea | 21 October 1912 | 603 (current) 1,500 (original) | |
| Parc and Dare Hall | Treorchy | 1913 | 660 | |
| Pavilion Theatre (Bournemouth) | Bournemouth | 19 March 1929 | 1,448 | |
| Pavilion Theatre and Bandstand (Gorleston) | Gorleston, Norfolk | 8 July 1901 | 300 | |
| Pavilion Theatre (Rhyl) | Rhyl | 1891 | 1,061 | |
| Pavilion Theatre (Weymouth) | Weymouth | 21 December 1908 | 988 | |
| Peacock Theatre | London | 13 November 1911 | 999 (current) 2,600 (original) | |
| Peepul Theatre | Leicester | 2005 | 314 | |
| Pendle Hippodrome Theatre | Colne | 21 September 1914 | 489 | |
| Penistone Paramount Cinema | Penistone | 1914 | 344 | Penistone Town Council |
| Phoenix Theatre (London) | London | 24 September 1930 | 1,012 | |
| Phoenix Theatre (Ross-on-Wye) | Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire | 1983 | 64 | The Phoenix Theatre Company |
| Piccadilly Theatre | London | 27 April 1928 | 1,282 (current) 1,400 (original) | |
| Pitlochry Festival Theatre | Perthshire | 19 May 1951 | 544 | |
| Platform Theatre | Norwich | | | City College Norwich |
| Playbox Theatre | Warwick | 1999 | 250 | Playbox Theatre Company |
| The Players Theatre | Lowestoft | 2012 | 200 | The Lowestoft Players Ltd |
| Liverpool Playhouse | Liverpool | 1866 | 677 | Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Ltd |
| The Playhouse | Sleaford | 1825 | 120 | Sleaford Little Theatre CIO |
| London Playhouse | London | 11 March 1882 | 786 | |
| Pleasance Islington | London | 1995 | 230 | Pleasance Theatre Trust |
| Plowright Theatre | Scunthorpe | 1958 | 354 | |
| Polka Theatre | Wimbledon, London (children's theatre) | 20 November 1979 | 370 | |
| Prince Edward Theatre | London | 3 April 1930 | 1,716 | Owner – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres |
| Prince of Wales Theatre | London | January 1884 | 1,160 | Owner – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres |
| Princes Hall | Aldershot | 1972 | 690 | |
| Princes Theatre | Clacton | 14 April 1931 | 1,400 | Owner - Tendring District Council |
| Priory Theatre | Kenilworth | 8 April 1946 | 120 | |
| Pomegranate Theatre | Chesterfield | 1800s (originally The Civic Theatre) | 590 | Owned by Chesterfield Borough Council |

## Q

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Quays Theatre (Lowry) | Salford | 12 October 2000 | 466 | |
| Queen's Theatre | Hornchurch | 21 September 1953 | 507 | |

## R

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| The Regent | Christchurch, Dorset | 1931 (as cinema); 1983 | 505 | |
| Regent Theatre | Ipswich | 1929 | 1,551 | |
| Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke-on-Trent | 1999 | 1,600 | Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Richmond Theatre | London Borough of Richmond | 18 September 1899 | 840 | |
| Riverfront Arts Centre | Newport | 23 October 2004 | 482 | |
| Rose Theatre | Kingston upon Thames | 16 January 2008 | 822 | |
| Roses Theatre | Tewkesbury | 30 October 1975 | 375 | |
| Royal & Derngate | Northampton | October 2006 | 1,783 | |
| Royal Court Theatre (Liverpool) | Liverpool | 17 October 1938 | 1,186 | |
| Royal Court Theatre (London) | London | 1870 | 465 | |
| Royal Exchange Theatre | Manchester | 1976 | 700 | |
| Royal Festival Hall | London | 3 May 1951 | 2,500 | |
| Royal Hall | Harrogate | 1903; reopened 2008 | 950 | Harrogate (White Rose) Theatre Trust Ltd |
| Royal Lyceum Theatre | Edinburgh | 10 September 1883 | 658 | |
| Royal National Theatre | London | 22 October 1963 | 1160 / 890 / 400 | |
| Royal Opera House | London | 7 December 1732 | 2,256 | |
| Royal Spa Centre | Leamington Spa | 15 June 1972 | 667 | |
| Rose Theatre | Rugeley, Staffordshire | | 210 | Rugeley Town Council |

## S

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Sadler's Wells | London | 1683 | 1,560 | |
| Savoy Theatre | London | 10 October 1881 | 1,150 | Owner – Ambassador Theatre Group |
| Seagull Theatre | Lowestoft | | 147 | Karen Read |
| Secombe Theatre | London | 1984 | 343–396 | |
| Scarborough Open Air Theatre | Scarborough | 1932; reopened 20 May 2010 | 6,500 | |
| Sewell Barn Theatre | Norwich | 1980 | 100 | |
| Sondheim Theatre (formerly Queen's Theatre) | London | 8 October 1907 | 1137 | Delfont Mackintosh Theatres |
| Sherman Theatre | Cardiff | 1973 | 452 | Sherman Cymru |
| Shoebox Theatre | Swindon | 2017 | 50 | Wrong Shoes Theatre Company |
| Sinden Theatre | Tenterden, Kent | 2004 | 290 | Homewood School |
| Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre | Leeds | 2010 | 230 | Owner – Northern Ballet & Phoenix Dance Theatre |
| The Spa Theatre | Bridlington | 1907 | 675 | East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
| The Spa Pavilion | Felixstowe | 1909 | 884 | |
| St David's Hall | Cardiff | 30 August 1982 | 2,000 | |
| St George's Hall | Bradford | 29 August 1853 | 1,500 (current); 3,500 (original) | |
| St Helens Theatre Royal | St. Helens | 1895, rebuilt 1901 | 700 | Operator - Regal Entertainments Ltd |
| St. Martin's Theatre | London | 26 November 1916 | 550 | |
| Stables Theatre | Hastings, East Sussex | 16 June 1959 | 126 | The Stables Trust |
| Stephen Joseph Theatre | Scarborough | 30 April 1996 | 404 | Artistic Director – Alan Ayckbourn |
| Storyhouse | Chester | May 2017 | 500 (Thrust), 800 (Touring) | |
| Studio Theatre | Sheffield | 1971 | 400 | |
| Sue Townsend Theatre (previously Phoenix Arts Centre, then Upper Brown Street) | Leicester | 1963 | 266 | |
| Summerhall Anatomy Theatre | Edinburgh | 2011 | 70 | |
| Summerhall Cairns Theatre | Edinburgh | 2011 | 120 | |
| Summerhall Demonstration Theatre | Edinburgh | 2011 | 60 | |
| Summerhall Dissection Room Theatre | Edinburgh | 2011 | 350 | |
| Summerhall Main Hall Theatre | Edinburgh | 2011 | 200 | |
| Summerhall Red Lecture Theatre | Edinburgh | 2011 | 90 | |
| Sutton Arts Theatre | Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham | 1946 | 129 | |
| Swan Theatre (High Wycombe) | High Wycombe | November 1992 | 1,076 | |
| Swan Theatre (Stratford) | Stratford-on-Avon | 1986 | 450 | |
| Swan Theatre (Worcester) | Worcester | 1965 | 352 | Artistic Director – Ben Humphrey |

## T

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Telford Theatre | Telford | 1968 | 660 | Telford and Wrekin Council |
| The Apex | Bury St. Edmunds | 2010 | 500 | West Suffolk Council |
| Theatre by the Lake | Keswick, Cumbria | 1999 | 400 | |
| Theatre of Small Convenience | Malvern, Worcestershire | November 1999 closed 25 February 2017 | 12 | |
| Theatre Royal, Bath | Bath | 1805 | 888 | |
| Theatre Royal, Brighton | Brighton | 27 June 1807 | 952 | |
| Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds | Bury St. Edmunds | 11 October 1819 | 360 | |
| Theatre Royal, Dumfries | Dumfries | 29 September 1792 | 500–600 | |
| Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | Drury Lane, London | 1660 | 2,196 | Owner – Really Useful Theatres |
| Theatre Royal, Edinburgh | Edinburgh | 1769; destroyed by fire 1946 | | |
| Theatre Royal, Exeter | Exeter | 1889; closed 1962 | | |
| Theatre Royal, Glasgow | Glasgow | 1867 | 1,541 | |
| Theatre Royal, Haymarket | Haymarket, London | 4 July 1821 | 888 | Owner – Leonard Blavatnik |
| Theatre Royal, Lincoln | Lincoln | 1893 | 475 | |
| Theatre Royal, Newcastle | Newcastle upon Tyne | 20 February 1837 | 1,249 | |
| Theatre Royal, Norwich | Norwich | 1758 | 1,308 | |
| Theatre Royal, Nottingham | Nottingham | 1856 | 1,186 | |
| Theatre Royal, Plymouth | Plymouth | 5 May 1982 | 1,320 | |
| Theatre Royal, Stratford East | Stratford, London | 17 December 1884 | 460 | |
| Theatre Royal, Wakefield | Wakefield | 1894 | 499 | |
| Theatre Royal, Winchester | Winchester | 1 November 1978 | 400 | |
| Theatre Royal, Windsor | Windsor | 1930 | 633 | Operator – Bill Kenwright |
| Theatre Royal, York | York | 1744 | 847 | Artistic Director – Damian Cruden |
| Torch Theatre | Milford Haven | 1977 | 399 | |
| Town Hall | Birmingham | 1834; reopened 2007 | 1086 | |
| Trafalgar Studios | London | 29 September 1930 | 480 | Owner – Trafalgar Entertainment Group |
| Traverse Theatre | Edinburgh | 1963 | 356 | Artistic Director – Orla O'Loughlin |
| Trestle Theatre | St. Albans | 1981 | 125 | Executive Director - Clare Winter Creative Director - Helen Barnett |
| Trinity Theatre | Tunbridge Wells | 1982 | 279 | |

## U

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Unity Theatre | Liverpool | 1980 | 150 | |
| Usher Hall | Edinburgh | 16 March 1914 | 2,200 | |

## V

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Vaudeville Theatre | London | 16 April 1870 | 690 | Owner – Nimax Theatres |
| Venue Cymru | Llandudno | 1982; renovated in 1994 and 2005 | 1,450 (Theatre); 2,500 (Arena) | |
| Victoria Palace Theatre | London | 6 November 1911 | 1,550 | Owner – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres |
| Victoria Theatre | Halifax | 8 February 1901 | 1,501 | |
| Valley Community Theatre | Liverpool | 1994 | 150 (seated) | |

## W

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Wales Millennium Centre | Cardiff | 26–28 November 2004 (Phase 1); 22 January 2009 (Phase 2) | 1,897 | |
| Warwick Arts Centre | Coventry | 1976? renovated 2017-22 | 1,340 (Butterworth Hall) 550 (Theatre) 150 (Studio) | University of Warwick |
| Watermill Theatre | Bagnor, Berkshire | 1967 | 220 | |
| Watersmeet Theatre | Rickmansworth | 1975 | 515 | Owner - Three Rivers District Council |
| West Cliff Theatre | Clacton-on-Sea | 1894 | 600 | Owner - West Cliff (Tendring) Trust |
| West End Centre | Aldershot | 1975 | 106 | |
| West Midlands Creation Centre | Birmingham | | 80 | RoguePlay Theatre |
| Whiffler Theatre | Norwich | 1882 | 110 outdoor | Gifted to Norwich Council Eastern Daily Press Newspaper Group |
| Whitehall Theatre | Dundee | 1890s (Alhambra) 1927 cinema built 1940-1968 (State Cinema) 1969 became Whitehall Theatre | 650 | Council owned 1969-1982 Operator - Dundee Whitehall Theatre Company Limited |
| WInding Wheel Theatre | Chesterfield | 1930s (originally a cinema) | 850 | Operator – Chesterfield Borough Council |
| Wolverhampton Civic Hall | Wolverhampton | 16 May 1938 | 3,000 | |
| Wyndham's Theatre | London | 16 November 1899 | 759 | Operator – Delfont Mackintosh Theatres |
| Wyvern Theatre | Swindon | 7 September 1971 | 635 | Operator – HQ Theatures |

## Y

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| The Y – Theatre | Leicester | 1900 | 300 | Owner – Leicester YMCA |
| York Theatre Royal | York | 1744 | 847 | Artistic Director – Damian Cruden |
| Young Vic | London | 11 September 1970 | 420 | Artistic Director – Kwame Kwei-Armah |
| Yvonne Arnaud Theatre | Guildford | 1963 | 586 | Operator – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited |

## Z

| Theatre | Location | Opened | Capacity | Current Management |
| Z-Arts | Manchester | 2000 | 222 | Operator – Zion Arts Centre Limited |