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fringe theatre

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌfringe ˈtheatre noun [uncountable] British English  APTplays by new writers, often on difficult subjects or written in unusual ways, that are not performed in the main theatres 实验戏剧,边缘戏剧
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fringe theatreMime has never enjoyed a place on centre stage, it lives in the shadows of fringe theatre and the Big Top.
ˌfringe ˈtheatre nounChineseSyllable
plays Corpus written subjects or by often difficult in writers, on new


fringe theatre
ˌfringe ˈtheatre noun [uncountable] British English
plays by new writers, often on difficult subjects or written in unusual ways, that are not performed in the main theatres


fringe theatreBrE /ˌfrɪndʒ ˈθɪətə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfrɪndʒ ˈθiːətər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (BrE) plays, often by new writers, that are unusual and question the way people think; a theatre where such plays are performed 边缘戏剧(常由新作家写);边缘剧院   compare off-Broadway