Drama Glossary
Key theatre terms and definitions including related shows.
A show-stopping song that occurs late in the second half and signifies a lead character's realization, change of heart, or another big moment.
A piece of music sung without accompaniment.
The first Irish national theatre to open in December 1904.
Formally giving up the throne and royal titles.
The national drama company of Ghana’s National Theatre.
The movement responsible for ending the transatlantic slave trade in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.
The French Academy; the French institute overseeing matters pertaining to the French language.
The capital city of Ghana.
The principal curtain used to close off the stage at the proscenium arch. Usually it is a comparatively decorative fabric curtain designed to harmonize with auditorium architecture.