Sentence examples for theatrical references from inspiring English sources

Nell Gwynn is stuffed with salacious jokes, knowing theatrical references, and the odd nod to our own times - a down-with-austerity line is met with cheers.

Tired puns and rampant theatrical references, mostly to thrillers of old ("Angel Street," "Sleuth," "Witness for the Prosecution," "Dial M for Murder") were not energized.

Yes, it's got its own fair share of tricksy theatrical references - a play set mainly in a bar which is acted out in a bar with various tables and members of the audience roped in as props.

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THE writers throw in literary and theatrical references -- without explanation, God bless them -- to the likes of Dorothy Parker ("What fresh hell is this?"), "A Chorus Line" ("I'm a dancer. A dancer dances".) and "Hamlet," sort of ("We're a hit. A palpable hit".).

Theatrical references to the painting continued into the 1950s.

But this language (that is, universal and particular) turns the name and the reference of the theatrical character into something trite and equally simple.

How to cite this article: Michael Y Bennett (2015) Theatrical names and reference.

Two years later he was shortlisted for the Beck's Futures award and was well on his way to developing a theatrical style that referenced vintage sci-fi, 1950s futurism and Dadaist humour.

Given what I wrote above, it seems clear that "Hamlet" does not refer to exactly the same thing in all "possible worlds" (and hence "Hamlet" and other names of theatrical characters are dialectical references).

Disappointment with the design revolved largely around the idea that the architects had retreated from the prevailing tenets of modernism -- relation of form to function and interior space; expression of structure and materials -- and instead had indulged a preoccupation with style, ornamentation, theatrical effects and historical reference.