theatre-in-the-round

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noun plural theatres-in-the-round

a theatre with seats arranged around a central acting area

drama written or designed for performance in such a theatre

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Also called: arena theatre

Words nearby theatre-in-the-round

theater of the absurd, theater of war, Theatine, theatre, Théâtre-Français, theatre-in-the-round, theatre of cruelty, theatre of the absurd, theatrical, theatrical film, theatricalism

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

How to use theatre-in-the-round in a sentence

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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
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Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.
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In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.
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Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.
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