I'd hate to miss out on the theatricality of a wedding.
...the architectural theatricality of Venice.
theatricallyadverb
...a white hotel theatrically set along a ridge.
4. plural noun
Theatricals are performances of plays and other entertainments, especially when they are done by actors who act as a hobby rather than a profession.
[old-fashioned]
I always was good at amateur theatricals.
theatrical in British English
(θɪˈætrɪkəl) or theatric (θɪˈætrɪk)
adjective
1.
of or relating to the theatre or dramatic performances
2.
exaggerated and affected in manner or behaviour; histrionic
Derived forms
theatricality (theˌatriˈcality) or theatricalness (theˈatricalness)
noun
theatrically (theˈatrically)
adverb
theatrical in American English
(θiˈætrɪkəl)
adjective
1.
having to do with the theater, the drama, a play, actors, etc.
2.
characteristic of the theater; dramatic; esp. (in disparagement), melodramatic, histrionic,showy, or affected
3.
designating or of a film, usually a feature (sense 6), produced for first exhibition in a commercial theater as distinguished from one made for showing first on TV, as home video, etc.
Also, for 1 and 2, theˈatric
Derived forms
theatricalism (theˈatricalˌism)
noun or theˈatriˈcality (θiˈætrɪˈkæləti)
theatrically (theˈatrically)
adverb
Word origin
< LL theatricus (< Gr theatrikos) + -al
Examples of 'theatrical' in a sentence
theatrical
What ties these theatrical productions together with his art is the process of doing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Moreover, there is no getting over the fact that interviews are a theatrical performance, as reflected in all the advice published on the subject.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This remains one of the great theatrical productions of the decade.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Its reasoning is pragmatic rather than theatrical.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The whole also seems short on sensuous visuals or theatrical effects.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Why has shopping become such a theatrical experience?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The album was conceived more as a theatrical production than a conventional album.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She wants to become a theatrical agent.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was also one of the standout theatrical performances of the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The beginning was a great theatrical coup.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is a theatrical experience like no other.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But that calls for a script and a production much more theatrical than we get here.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
During the run he was discovered by a theatrical agent.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But his one great theatrical moment turned out to be a trick.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His lifts became almost a theatrical experience for spectators.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The overall effect is thrillingly theatrical.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But there is always the danger that her musical qualities will be sacrificed on the altar of the big theatrical production values.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He seemed well cast as a theatrical agent with a roster of duff acts but the show lasted for only six episodes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Or rather to the theatrical, in all its forms.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Many pots found from the period show theatrical performances and archaeological finds have included actors' masks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
An actor himself, he is exceptionally good at theatrical history and performance.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
There is a mystery about sport's great theatrical spaces when they are empty of athletes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
At first the production seems set to be a respectable theatrical romcom, rather than a really searching work about the limits of neuroscience.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was really theatrical, dramatic, concerned with the effect on the audience.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's a simple gesture, perhaps theatrical but very touching.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Backstage proper I had expected something approaching theatrical Bedlam.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
theatrical
British English: theatrical ADJECTIVE
Theatrical means relating to the theatre.
...the most outstanding theatrical performances of the year.