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little theatre

British  

noun

  1. theatre experimental or avant-garde drama, usually amateur, originating from a theatrical movement of the 1920s

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This vicious circle sparks sequels and reboots, leaving little theatre space for "traditional art-house movies" like Saltburn, instead left to find an audience on streaming says media commentator Ian Whittaker.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2024

I’d decided to make Chester my final destination on a little theatre tour through western Massachusetts last month.

From The New Yorker Sep. 17, 2018

Still, his language is often beautiful: “How helpless desire is outside its little theatre of heat.”

From Economist Jan. 21, 2016

One of my mates was in a little theatre group.

From The Guardian Jan. 16, 2011

The little theatre is so arranged that when the manipulator stands on the box to work it, his head can be seen over the masking.

From More Portmanteau Plays by Walker, Stuart

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