theatre-in-the-roundˈ noun (pl theatres-in-the-roundˈ)
1. A theatre with a central stage and the audience on all sides
2. The style of staging plays in such a theatre
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Main Entry: ↑theatre
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ˌtheatre-in-the-ˈround 7 [theatre-in-the-round] (especially US ˌtheater-in-the-ˈround) noun uncountable
a way of performing plays on a stage which is surrounded by the audience
Useful english dictionary. 2012.