National Theatre, the

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE Online朗文 5++the National TheatreˌNational ˈTheatre, the (abbrev. the NT) (also the Royal National Theatre)  a modern building on the South Bank in London containing three theatres, the Olivier, the Lyttelton, and the Cottesloe. It is the home of the Royal National Theatre Company, which is famous for the high quality of its actors and which performs a wide variety of serious plays, both old and modern. Some people think that the building is ugly.

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National Theatre, the
ˌNational ˈTheatre, the abbreviation, the NT (also the Royal National Theatre)
a modern building on the South Bank in London containing three theatres, the Olivier, the Lyttelton, and the Cottesloe. It is the home of the Royal National Theatre Company, which is famous for the high quality of its actors and which performs a wide variety of serious plays, both old and modern. Some people think that the building is ugly.