Frederick was a keen patron of theatre and players performed at the castle when he held court there in 1579.

In the first half of the century, the public, the humanist theatre of the colleges and the theatre performed at court showed extremely divergent tastes.

An amateur theatre performed in the city is recorded in 1765.

There is also a local theatre, which puts on productions quarter-yearly, the most popular of these being a pantomime, performed in the Martlets Hall.

It is a traditional theatre performed during weddings and festivals.

Spex (theatre), a kind of Swedish and Finnish amateur theatre performed by university students.

Gujarati theatre refers to theatre performed in the Gujarati language, including its dialects.

Theater of Operations (experimental theater, performed with the music group the Funktionaries), 1980-81.

Bengali theatre primarily refers to theatre performed in the Bengali language.

Arrive before dark on any evening to witness great theater performed by sun, sky and water.