puppet-show
Hand-operated theater
A puppet-show is a performance using puppets—figures manipulated by hand, strings, or rods—to act out a story or entertainment.
The term can describe anything from children's entertainment to elaborate theatrical productions.
Figuratively, a puppet-show suggests a situation where someone is visibly controlling others: The trial was a puppet-show with a predetermined verdict.
String-controlled theatrical figure
- stageRaised performance platform
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- stringsThin flexible lines
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
act · audience · theater · script · dialogue · voices · characters · finale
Common female name
- bunrakuMulti-puppeteer Japanese theater
- shadowLight blocked by object
- gloveFitted hand covering
- rodThin rigid stick
hand · finger · sock · ventriloquist · folklore · carnival · fairground · street
Agreeable diversion of attention
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- partyGathering for celebration
- educationalPromoting knowledge or skill
- libraryBook collection or building
school · playground · wonderment · imagination · participation · laughter · delight · interactive
marionette
String-controlled theatrical figure
booth · act · audience · theater · script · dialogue · voices · characters · finale · applause
Judy
Common female name
rod · hand · finger · sock · ventriloquist · folklore · carnival · fairground · street · traveling
entertainment
Agreeable diversion of attention
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- partyGathering for celebration
- educationalPromoting knowledge or skill
library · school · playground · wonderment · imagination · participation · laughter · delight · interactive · storytime
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
charade · orchestration · strings · mastermind · front · sham · mockery · spectacle · theater · farce
puppet-showlive performance
Unrecorded staged entertainment
live actors · stage play · repertory theater · Broadway show · stand-up comedy
puppet-showreality
What actually exists
real life · free will · documentary · improvisation · candid moment
puppet-showgrand opera
Fully sung dramatic spectacle
opera · symphony orchestra · West End show · stadium concert · epic theater