Britain's official theatre company. JB acted with the NT from 1967-'70. (He could have joined the troupe during its first season in 1963, but ran off to appear in My Fair Lady instead.)
Several countries have one or more national theatres. The Comédie-Française in Paris, founded in 1680, is widely considered to be the world's first national theatre.
The Národnà Divadlo or the National Theatre in Prague is known as the Alma Mater of Czech Opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.
The National Theatre is located in Washington, D.C. and is a venue for a variety of live stage productions with seating for 1,676.
The National Theatre or Nationaltheater München on Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich is an opera house and the home base of The Bayerische Staatsoper or Bavarian State Opera.
The National Theatre of Budapest opened in 2002. It is located near the Pest end of the Lágymányosi Bridge, between the Soroksári road and the Danube, and is a five-minute walk from the Csepel HÉV.