papering the house filling the theatre with free ticket-holders
break a leg
good luck
the Scottish play Macbeth; superstitiously unmentionable by name
the get-out removing the set from a theatre
green room backstage room set aside for actors and crew
the gods top balcony
striking the set dismantling the set for a get-out
corpsing laughing unintentionally on stage
flies space above the stage where scenery, lighting etc is suspended
noises off theatrical sound-effects produced off-stage
the hot spot a place where great acting has just taken place
to ham it up to overact
gone dark said of a theatre that has closed
going up starting a performance
dead-heads audience members with free tickets
tread the boards to act
swazzle mouth device to create a high pitched voice
resting euphemism for unemployment
compiled by pascal wyse
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