Description

A section of a play or film that does not change place or time.
The place were the actors stand during the show.
Another word for "role"
In Greek tragedies, actors used to wear ...
How the fictional personality of someone in a play is built.
Shakespeare is one of the most famous ... in the world.
A theatre or TV show involving difficult situations and strong emotions.
A generic term for a "show" in theatre.
A synonym of "acting"
The show will be ... live on Channel 4.
A form of dance to classical music and usually telling a story and with elaborate costumes.
When actors practice before the show.
A pause in a musical or theatrical performance.
Going to the cinema or to the theatre are popular forms of ...
A paper written by a journalist to criticize a show.
All the actors in a play.
We were sitting so far back I couldn't even see their faces. I should have brought ...!
Where you go and buy your ticket for a performance (2 words).
People who benefit from a discount when going to the theatre because they are attending all or a specified number of plays during the year (3 words).
A genre of play that is meant to make people laugh.
A serious play with a sad ending, esp. involving the death of the main character.
The country were theatre as an art form was invented.
All the objects used on stage during a performance.
Part of the stage from which the actors come and go.
When the action is still happening but the audience cannot see it.
The person who tells the actors what to do.
Part of the stage projecting past the curtain line toward the audience.
All the people attending the play.
When all the stage lights go off at the same time.
Selecting the actors who will play in a show.
High dramatic point in the action of a scene.
A particular group of people working together to produce a show.
All the workers who handle a specific aspect of a production.
Last word or action that signal a change, of lines, sound, light effets etc.
Appearance of the actors at the end of the show in response to the audience's applause (2 words).
Another word for "applause"
Repeated or extra performance at the end of a show at the spectators' demand.
beginning of the play which explains the who, what and where of the story.
Actors who appear in the background but do not say a word.
Movement of a part of the body to communicate an emotion or idea.
Cosmetics of various colors applied to the actor's skin.
Highness or lowness of the voice
The person who deals with the financial part of the setting up of a show.
The person who supplies missed lines during a performance.
All the elements that represent the place and time where the action is happening.
Written copy of a play or a film.
When characters deliver a long speech all by themselves.
Where the actors get ready before the performance (2 words).
A private area in an Italian-style theatre.

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