The gods (theatrical)
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The gods (UK English), or sometimes paradise, is a theatrical term referring to the highest areas of a theatre such as the upper balconies. These are generally the cheapest seats; the moniker may have come from the ornately painted ceilings in older venues, often based on mythological themes.[
There are references to the "gods" in many plays and films, among them the famous French film
See also
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- Bleachers
- Box (theatre)
- Nosebleed seats
- Peanut gallery
References
- ^ Les Enfants du Paradis Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Girish Shambu, in sensesofcinema.com, January 2001