Royal National Theatre

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

Example Sentences

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

She subsequently spent two years at the Royal National Theatre, where her credits included The Crucible, Fuente Ovejuna and Peer Gynt.

From BBC

Jackman, a movie idol and showman who came into international prominence playing Curly in Trevor Nunn’s Royal National Theatre production of “Oklahoma!,” and LuPone, a Juilliard-trained actor whose Broadway coronation dates back to her Tony-winning tour de force in “Evita,” have traveled different paths to stardom.

From Los Angeles Times

By 1975 he was musical director of the Royal National Theatre in London, where he stayed until 1983.

From BBC