Several countries have one or more national theatres. This component in the name of a theatre indicates that the funding is not only a concern of private investors or the local city, but of the national or federal budget. The Comédie-Française in Paris, founded in 1680, is widely considered to be the world's first national theatre.
- Albania: National Theatre of Albania
- Argentina: Teatro Nacional Cervantes
- Australia:
- Austria: Burgtheater in Vienna[1]
- Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Brazil:
- Bulgaria: Ivan Vazov National Theatre
- Canada: National Arts Centre of Canada in Ottawa
- China: The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing
- Costa Rica: Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica
- Croatia: National Theatres, including
- Czech Republic:
- Denmark: Royal Danish Theater
- El Salvador: Teatro Nacional de El Salvador, San Salvador
- Ethiopia: Ethiopian National Theatre, Addis Ababa
- Finland: Finnish National Theatre
- France:
- Germany: The National Theatres in Munich, in Mannheim and in Weimar
- Ghana: The National Theatre in Accra
- Greece: The National Theatre in Athens and the National Theatre of Northern Greece in Thessaloniki
- Hungary: The National Theatres in Budapest, Győr, Miskolc, Pécs and Szeged
- Iceland: Þjóðleikhúsið (National Theatre), Reykjavík
- India: National Theatre (Kolkata), Kolkata, India
- Ireland: The Abbey Theatre, Dublin
- Israel: Habima Theatre, Tel Aviv
- Italy: National Dramatic Theatre, Rome
- Japan:
- Kenya: Kenya National Theatre
- Latvia: Latvian National Theatre, Riga
- Malaysia: National Theater in Kuala Lumpur
- Mali: Palais de la Culture Amadou Hampaté Ba
- Malta: Manoel Theatre, Valletta
- Mexico: National Theatre of Mexico, Mexico City
- Moldova:
- Montenegro: Montenegrin National Theatre, Podgorica
- Netherlands: Het Nationale Theater, The Hague
- Myanmar: National Theatre of Yangon, National Theatre of Mandalay
- Norway: Nationaltheatret (National Theatre) in Oslo
- Nigeria: National Arts Theatre in Lagos
- Philippines: Tanghalang Pambansa (National Theater) in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, Manila
- Poland: The Teatr Narodowy in Warsaw
- Portugal:
- Republic of Ireland: The National English language Theatre of Ireland in Dublin is more commonly called the Abbey Theatre. The National Irish language Theatre is the Taibhdhearc in Galway.
- Romania:
- Serbia:
- Slovakia:
- Slovenia:
- Sri Lanka: Navarangahala in Colombo
- Somalia: National Theatre of Somalia in Mogadishu
- South Korea: National Theater of Korea in Seoul
- Spain:
- Sweden: Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm
- Taiwan:
- Thailand: National Theatre of Thailand in Bangkok
- Turkey: Turkish State Theatres
- Uganda: National Theatre of Uganda
- United Arab Emirates: The National Theater in Abu Dhabi
- United Kingdom:
- Uruguay: Sodre National Auditorium
- National Theatre of Venezuela