stage left
noun [U], adverbDefinition
› the part of the stage to the left of the actors when they are facing the people watching the performanceTheatres, cinemas and their parts
(Definition of stage left nounadverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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