stage

noun [C] (THEATRE)

/steɪdʒ/

Definition

A2 the area in a theatre that is often raised above ground level and on which actors or entertainers perform: Hamlet is on stage for most of the act. The orchestra went on/off stage to great applause. The play is a stage adaptation of William Golding's novel. The opera singer returns to the London stage (= will perform again in London) this summer.Theatres, cinemas and their parts › a particular area of public life: The president was extremely popular on the world stage but was disliked in his own country.Topics and areas of interest take the stage › to go onto the stage and start to performActing, rehearsing and performing

(Definition of stage noun (THEATRE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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