Theatre as a place for spectacles is a form of manifestation of public consciousness, a means of ideological and aesthetic education of the population. The theatre reflects the specific features of the development of society and is connected with its culture. In different periods, people sought to harmoniously combine nature and culture, so green theatres and other similar scenes always reflected the tastes and fashion of a certain era. The history of the development of garden theatres in European countries, in particular, in Ukraine, is examined. Types of theatres on the territory of historical gardens, parks, estates, palace and park complexes, garden-park ensembles of Europe and North America of the 17th- 20th centuries are investigated. The study describes the history, evolution of development, and differences in the main types of such theatre structures. The prerequisites for the emergence and popularisation of theatres in open space are clarified. Based on the conducted research, a typological systematisation and definition of a garden theatre (amphitheatre) is proposed. Garden theatres are types of theatres (forest, landscape, green, air, water, summer, stone, mechanical, palace) and amphitheatres (stone, palace) located on the territory of gardens, parks, garden-park ensembles. They can be open (mostly summer, temporary) or closed (permanent), combined (have features of open and closed theatres). On the territory of gardens, parks, garden-park ensembles, several types of theatres can be located, a theatre and an amphitheatre; an amphitheatre can be part of a theatre. A comparative analysis of green, water, and other theatres is given. The characteristic features of the location of green, water, air, etc. theatres in the planning structure of the investigated objects, in particular, elements of topiary art and the assortment of plants, are identified
water, green, garden, open-air, summer, air, theater