It feels like what it is, a theatrical invention to solve a problem.

In all, he patented over 100 theatrical inventions.

Unseen characters are a common device in drama and have been called "triumphs of theatrical invention".

In recent years, Patch has developed and refined a repertoire of 8 acclaimed productions, each featuring the company's trademark elegance, simplicity and theatrical invention.

But it does so with remarkable narrative verve and theatrical invention.

Yet, as he came to realize, the inherent make-believe of opera leaves the door wide open for theatrical invention.

This is a daring choice and, in a stroke of great theatrical invention by director Robert Falls in the second act, it has its rewards.

The unseen, unheard cook and busboy are triumphs of theatrical invention.

Written in 1975, the novel was a purely theatrical invention if ever there was one.

This called for some theatrical invention.