theatricality

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“Exit the King,” a common enough stage direction, has the advantage, however, of foregrounding the play’s brazen theatricality.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It brought the bootstrapping fantasy of this rising family, a few generations removed from the toiling class, into Britain’s living rooms with the right blend of serious theatricality and soapy splendor.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The musical-theater singers excelled in theatricality and diction, but I missed some of the lushness that we expect from opera performances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Fashion shows rely on a "fundamental theatricality" that requires designers to "continually reinvent themselves by seeking out new locations", she told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

With great theatricality, she dropped the imaginary correspondence on the ground.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood