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Regietheater

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The modern practice of allowing a director freedom to diverge from the original intentions of the playwright or operatist, for example by changing the geographical and chronological setting, or by adapting the work to highlight issues of race and gender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Regietheater (“director's theater”).