Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Royal National Theatre, Haymarket Theatre, Almeida Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, Young Vic, Shakespeare's Globe, Old Vic, Lyric Theatre, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Bush Theatre, Rose Theatre, Kingston. Excerpt: The Royal National Theatre (generally known as the National Theatre and commonly as The National) in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company. Internationally, it is styled the National Theatre of Great Britain. From its foundation in 1963 until 1976, the company was based at the Old Vic theatre in Waterloo. The current building was designed by architects Sir Denys Lasdun and Peter Softley and contains three stages, which opened individually between 1976 and 1977. It is located next to the Thames in the South Bank area of central London. Since 1988, the theatre has been permitted to call itself the Royal National Theatre, but the full title is rarely used. The theatre presents a varied programme, including Shakespeare and other international classic drama; and new plays by contemporary playwrights. Each auditorium in the theatre can run up to three shows in repertoire, thus further widening the number of plays which can be put on during any one season. In the 2009-2010 season, the theatre began National Theatre Live (NTLive!), a program of simulcasts of live productions to movie theater venues in other cities, first in the United Kingdom and then internationally. The first season, it broadcast productions of three plays. In the 2010-2011 season, it is adding broadcast productions by other companies, in partnership with Complicite and Donmar Warehouse. The NT has an annual turnover of approximately 54 million (in 2008-09). Earned income made up approximately 54% of this total (34% from ticket...