treading the boards
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“It’s as much fun as it looks,” he says, adding that he can’t really give advice to his former small-screen sibling about treading the boards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
Ball, who found fame treading the boards in hit theatre shows like Les Miserables, fondly remembers his Welsh grandmother Agnes Parry and her inspirational role in his musical career.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024
From treading the boards in Belfast, Martin landed the lead role in the BBC drama Ups and Downs, alongside actress Susan Lynch.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2023
It's the ham actor in a daytime soap opera who dreams of treading the boards for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2012
You imagine yourself treading the boards and holding all hearts captive with your voice.
From Hetty Wesley by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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