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playhouse

[play-haus] / ˈpleɪˌhaʊs /






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Like the majority of theatres in Germany, Widmaier's playhouse is heavily reliant on state funding.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

“An Awfully Big Adventure” follows 16-year-old Stella Bradshaw into the dim hallways and bustling dressing rooms of a popular playhouse in 1950s Liverpool, England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

He said his aunt Rene "fondly" remembered meeting the royal family and recalled playing in a large playhouse in the Royal Lodge's garden.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

And there were voice notes about tiny yet crucial details: If Hamnet imagines himself working with his father in the playhouse, what might he see himself doing there?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

The costume room backstage in the playhouse is the coolest thing ever.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

ATG owns a raft of some of the best-known theaters on Broadway and in London’s West End as well as dozens of other playhouses across the U.S., continental Europe and the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Maybe one of the reasons playhouses of integrity are having such a difficult time is that we’re living in an era when schematic thinking has taken over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

In 2018, for instance, it gave to the Young Vic, the Old Vic and the Donmar Warehouse — three of London’s major playhouses — among other institutions.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

From bouncers to high chairs, toys to swing sets and playhouses, my kids have enjoyed so many wonderful gifts.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

Acorns were falling from the oaks, and Laura and Mary made little acorn cups and saucers for the playhouses.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder




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