"stage left" meaning in English

See stage left in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more stage left [comparative], most stage left [superlative]
Etymology: stage + left Etymology templates: {{m|en|stage}} stage, {{m|en|left}} left Head templates: {{en-adv}} stage left (comparative more stage left, superlative most stage left)
  1. (acting) Located at stage left. Categories (topical): Acting, Theater Related terms: centre stage, center stage, stage right
    Sense id: en-stage_left-en-adv-F0wlJEpp Disambiguation of Theater: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 83 17 Topics: acting, broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater

Noun

Etymology: stage + left Etymology templates: {{m|en|stage}} stage, {{m|en|left}} left Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} stage left (uncountable)
  1. (acting) The area to the left of the stage when looking towards the audience Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Acting Derived forms: exit stage left Translations (area to the left (facing audience) of the stage): näyttämövasen (Finnish), côté cour (French), 上手 (kamite) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-stage_left-en-noun-ov6XJr2H Topics: acting, broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater

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