theatreland BrE
theaterland AmE

The service, called Theatreland, has a different number for each kind of theatrical production.

And its impact is set to reverberate around theatreland for some time to come.

Over in theatreland, folk seem to be partying like it's 1999.

What on earth is happening out there in theatreland?

Another opening in theatreland - another packed house invited to laugh its heads off.

The place was situated in the heart of theatreland and catered for diners before or after the theatre.

It was not in the hub of theatreland, and its audiences probably never read the papers, or not those which mattered.

The Peacock Theatre is also located in the Theatreland area.

Administrator in London's theatreland who liked to 'lead from the lunch table'

An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder in Victorian theatreland sparks a deadly confrontation.

Hit plays from the non-commercial theatres sometimes transfer to one of the commercial Theatreland houses for an extended second run.

It had a highly successful run in the heart of London's theatreland, from 5 March 1980 to 24 October 1981.

An old country bus parks in London's Theatreland on a rainy night, and a murder ensues.

Bright lights ... Can cruise ships relocate theatreland to the high seas?

Theatreland is in dire straits.

The term West End Theatre is generally used to refer specifically to commercial productions in Theatreland.

Swallows and Amazons sets sail for theatreland - video (6min 22sec)

The Olivier awards are arguably the most prestigious awards in theatreland - and certainly the most glamorous.

Theatreland for Sky Arts (2009)

While London's theatreland is full of successful jukebox musicals which string together pre-existing songs, those with entirely new tunes are considered risky.

She fronted Theatreland for LWT, on the topic of entertainment.

That bastion of exemplary theatrical criticism has unveiled its nominations for its 2009 gongs, and theatreland rejoiced.

West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland".

Fun and frills across theatreland ... Donka perform at the Dublin theatre festival.

Their performances garnered critical acclaim, and were the subject of an eight-part documentary series called Theatreland, which was produced by Sky Arts.

Few plays have had humbler origins than "Death and the Maiden," and none casts a longer shadow across international theaterland.

Will the R.S.C.'s absence leave a hole in London theaterland?

Ray McAnally is a bluff, robust fellow, most certainly not to be regarded as the Howard Hughes of Irish theaterland.

The venerable institution - "a sea of gray heads," in the words of some critics - has become the pacemaker in the creaky old heart of London's theaterland.

While adaptations like these aim to make their material immediate and contemporary, the results more often than not appear oddly distant from real life, an artificial exercise that could emerge only from theaterland.

When she got a little older, she began stealing ticket money from her father's wallet, cutting school on Wednesdays and taking the Long Island Rail Road to theaterland and a matinee.

In any other guest house but in musical theaterland, the heartbroken girl's mother would have grabbed Bellini by his circus costume and thrown him out, tightrope lessons or no tightrope lessons.

Peter Hall's revival of George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's classic comedy is one of several plays helping to prove that Britain's theaterland won't be terrorized out of business.

"A Walk of Theaterland," published by the Society of London Theater, is a map showing a route to 49 of London's historic theaters with illustrations, historical vignettes and anecdotes for each location.

Though the handsome production, directed by Melia Bensussen and designed by James Noone, is hard to fault, the play itself is a murky comedy-mystery populated by the kinds of artificial characters who exist only in Theaterland.

The walks are all colorfully named and some are long enough to be self-explanatory: "Whores, Rakes and Greasepaint: London's Theaterland, Covent Garden, through the eyes of Nell Gwynne, 16th-century actress and mistress to the Merrie Monarch, Charles II.