Olivier Theatre
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The Olivier Theatre is the largest auditorium of London's National Theatre complex, renowned for staging major contemporary and classical productions on its vast open-stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olivier Theatre canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963901 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olivier Theatre Context triple: [Frankenstein (National Theatre production), premiereLocation, Olivier Theatre]
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A.
Old Vic Theatre
Old Vic Theatre is a historic and influential London playhouse renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and its role in shaping British theatre.
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B.
Her Majesty's Theatre, London
Her Majesty's Theatre in London is a historic West End playhouse best known as a major venue for musical theatre and long-running productions such as Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera."
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C.
Covent Garden Theatre
Covent Garden Theatre was a major London playhouse that evolved into the Royal Opera House, serving as a leading venue for drama, opera, and later ballet from the 18th century onward.
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D.
Coronet Theatre
The Coronet Theatre is a historic London playhouse known for staging notable productions, including early performances of major 20th-century dramas.
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E.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge Arts Theatre is a prominent independent playhouse in Cambridge, England, known for hosting a wide range of professional drama, touring productions, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olivier Theatre Target entity description: The Olivier Theatre is the largest auditorium of London's National Theatre complex, renowned for staging major contemporary and classical productions on its vast open-stage.
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A.
Old Vic Theatre
Old Vic Theatre is a historic and influential London playhouse renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and its role in shaping British theatre.
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B.
Her Majesty's Theatre, London
Her Majesty's Theatre in London is a historic West End playhouse best known as a major venue for musical theatre and long-running productions such as Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera."
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C.
Covent Garden Theatre
Covent Garden Theatre was a major London playhouse that evolved into the Royal Opera House, serving as a leading venue for drama, opera, and later ballet from the 18th century onward.
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D.
Coronet Theatre
The Coronet Theatre is a historic London playhouse known for staging notable productions, including early performances of major 20th-century dramas.
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E.
Cambridge Arts Theatre
Cambridge Arts Theatre is a prominent independent playhouse in Cambridge, England, known for hosting a wide range of professional drama, touring productions, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auditorium
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Olivier Auditorium ⓘ |
| architect | Denys Lasdun ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | Brutalist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
West End theatre district
ⓘ
surface form:
West End theatre
|
| city |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature |
hearing enhancement systems
ⓘ
wheelchair access ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasBoxOffice | National Theatre box office ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large open stage
ⓘ
revolving drum stage ⓘ steeply raked seating ⓘ |
| hasFoyer | Olivier foyer ⓘ |
| hasOrchestraPit | flexible orchestra pit ⓘ |
| hasProgramme | repertory theatre productions ⓘ |
| hasSeatingConfiguration | two-tier seating ⓘ |
| hasStalls | yes ⓘ |
| hasTechnicalFacility |
advanced lighting systems
ⓘ
fly tower ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic view of stage from most seats ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/your-visit/olivier-theatre ⓘ |
| inception | 1976 ⓘ |
| isLargestAuditoriumOf |
National Theatre in London
ⓘ
surface form:
National Theatre
|
| locatedOn | South Bank of the River Thames ⓘ |
| location |
South Bank of the River Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
South Bank, London
|
| namedAfter | Laurence Olivier ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major classical productions
ⓘ
major contemporary productions ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
National Theatre in London
ⓘ
surface form:
National Theatre
|
| ownedBy |
National Theatre in London
ⓘ
surface form:
National Theatre
|
| partOf |
National Theatre in London
ⓘ
surface form:
National Theatre
|
| partOfComplexWith |
Dorfman Theatre
ⓘ
Lyttelton Theatre ⓘ |
| primaryUse | theatrical productions ⓘ |
| publicTransit |
Embankment station
ⓘ
Waterloo station ⓘ |
| runBy |
National Theatre Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal National Theatre company
|
| seatingCapacity | about 1150 ⓘ |
| seatingType | amphitheatre-style seating ⓘ |
| stageType |
open-stage
ⓘ
thrust stage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
National Theatre Live
ⓘ
surface form:
National Theatre Live recordings
|
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Subject: Olivier Theatre Description of subject: The Olivier Theatre is the largest auditorium of London's National Theatre complex, renowned for staging major contemporary and classical productions on its vast open-stage.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
National Theatre, London