Drama Glossary

Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.

Glossary Results:

A person who holds the belief that war and violence are unjustifiable.

The non-verbal expression of ideas through the body, using no words; also a hugely popular and increasingly extravagant spectacle which has its roots in commedia dell’arte.

The third part of a Greek comedy. Here, the chorus speaks directly to the audience.

The first part of a Greek comedy, in which the chorus performed several song and dance routines.

A contradictory statement, often absurd and implausible, but is found to be true.

A one-sided relationship developed by a media user engaging with a media person.

Someone trained to parachute into a military operation.

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, situation, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

The language of the Pashtuns and the official language of Afghanistan.

A member of a Pashto-speaking people inhabiting southern Afghanistan and north-western Pakistan.

Italian for passageway, the place where you transition from chest voice to head voice.

A collection of arias and ensembles composed by many different composers to tell a story.