DUMBSHOW

Dumbshow

Dumbshow, also dumb show or dumb-show, is a traditional term for pantomime in drama, actions presented by actors onstage without spoken dialogue. It is similar to the masque. The term is most often used in regard to medieval drama and English Renaissance theatre, though it can apply in other pertinent contexts as well, as with the dammari pantomime of Kabuki theater.

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Dumb Show

Dumb Show is a play by Joe Penhall. The three-character play, directed by Terry Johnson, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre' London, September 4, 2004. It received its American premiere at South Coast Repertory in September, 2006. It was performed at Keswick's Theatre by the Lake from June–November 2011.

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dumb show

Noun

  1. A performance during which the players do not speak.


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dumbshow

Noun

  1. gesturing in an attempt to convey meaning
  2. mime


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