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I want to do a character in a one-woman show who's a yoga teacher from the Bronx. I could do the best accent: 'Raise yaw ahms up! Reach faw da sky!'
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Meaning of "one-woman show" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ONE-WOMAN SHOW

one-woman show  [ˈwʌnˌwʊmən ʃəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ONE-WOMAN SHOW

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One-Woman show is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ONE-WOMAN SHOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

one-woman show

One-person show

A one-person show is a solo performance, featuring a comedian or actor who stands on stage and entertains an audience. While a one-person show may be the musings of a comedian on a theme, the form can accommodate a wider scope. In the preface of the book Extreme Exposure, editor Jo Bonney uses the term "solo performance" to encompass those performers who do not necessarily have a comedic history. She suggests that "at the most basic level, despite their limitless backgrounds and performance styles, all solo performers are storytellers." This assumption is based on her assertion that a number of solo shows have a storyline or a plot. Bonney also suggests that a distinctive trait of solo performance resides in its frequent lack of a fourth wall separating the performer from the audience, stating that a "solo show expects and demands the active involvement of the people in the audience". While this is often the case, as in the shows of performers coming directly from the stand-up comedy tradition, it is not a requirement: some solo shows, such as Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett, are performed without the performer addressing the audience directly.

Definition of one-woman show in the English dictionary

The definition of one-woman show in the dictionary is a show or performance performed by one woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ONE-WOMAN SHOW


airshow
ˈɛəˌʃəʊ
ancho
ˈæntʃəʊ
concho
ˈkɒntʃəʊ
gaucho
ˈɡaʊtʃəʊ
gazpacho
ɡəzˈpɑːtʃəʊ
honcho
ˈhɒntʃəʊ
macho
ˈmætʃəʊ
muchacho
muːˈtʃɑːtʃəʊ
mucho
ˈmʊtʃəʊ
nacho
ˈnɑːtʃəʊ
poncho
ˈpɒntʃəʊ
rancho
ˈrɑːntʃəʊ
sancho
ˈsæntʃəʊ
show
ʃəʊ
sideshow
ˈsaɪdˌʃəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ONE-WOMAN SHOW

one-size
one-size-fits-all
one-step
one-stop
one-stop shop
one-stop shopping
one-tailed
one-time
one-to-one
one-track
one-trick pony
one-two
one-up
one-upmanship
one-way
one-way street
one-way ticket
one-woman
one-woman performance
one´s

WORDS THAT END LIKE ONE-WOMAN SHOW

comedy show
fashion show
for show
freak show
game show
hit show
horse show
motor show
no-show
picture show
reality show
road show
run the show
sex show
slide show
steal the show
stop the show
talent show
talk show
to be a one-man show
variety show

Synonyms and antonyms of one-woman show in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «one-woman show» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONE-WOMAN SHOW

Find out the translation of one-woman show to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of one-woman show from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «one-woman show» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一个女人戏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

una demostración de la mujer
570 millions of speakers

English

one-woman show
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक औरत शो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

امرأة واحدة المعرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одного актера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mostra de uma mulher
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক নারী প্রদর্শন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

one-woman show
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertunjukan satu wanita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ein-Frau- Show
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

1人の女性のショー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

한 여자 쇼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siji-wadon nuduhake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một người phụ nữ chương trình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு பெண் நிகழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक स्त्री शो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tek kadın show
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

one- woman show
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monodram
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одного актора
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- one woman show
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μία γυναίκα- show
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

een-vrou show
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

en kvinna show
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

one-woman -show
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of one-woman show

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONE-WOMAN SHOW»

The term «one-woman show» is normally little used and occupies the 117.941 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ONE-WOMAN SHOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about one-woman show

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8 QUOTES WITH «ONE-WOMAN SHOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word one-woman show.
1
Beth Broderick
Nobody wants to sit where I'm sitting and say, 'Hey, this is the reality. I did two movies, six guest-star spots and I starred in a one-woman show, and I'm not making any money. I'm on TV every day in every country in the world, and I don't make any money.'
2
Cara Buono
I want to do a character in a one-woman show who's a yoga teacher from the Bronx. I could do the best accent: 'Raise yaw ahms up! Reach faw da sky!'
3
Eliza Coupe
I definitely want to do more movies, and I'm also a writer, so I have a few screenplays that I'm working on, one of them based off my one-woman show that I used to do in New York. Two of the screenplays I've written by myself, and then I'm also working on one with my writing partner, Tom Riley, who's in London.
4
Spencer Kayden
In my mid-twenties, I said to myself: 'I can't perform anymore!' I didn't know what I wanted to do. I didn't perform for a while, then ended up doing a one-woman show about Gilda Radner having cancer. It was called 'Gilda Defying Gravity,' and I did it on the Lower East Side. It was great; people really came out and supported me.
5
Shirley Knight
I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human.
6
Mary Lynn Rajskub
I'm doing stand-up comedy. I'm working on a one-woman show about how I don't like my baby. There is a period of time where a baby is born where the next 3 months is harrowing. A lot of people say it's the most wonderful time, but for me it was harrowing.
7
Nia Vardalos
It's not like suddenly, when you become a working actor all your friends are in the same situation. I have friends who are still handing out flyers for their one-woman show and trying to make ends meet.
8
Lauren Velez
'La Lupe' is my passion project. I've done it as a one-woman show, but I'm raising money to turn it into a film. It's a story of a Cuban singer who became the Queen of Latin Soul, the first woman on the N.Y. salsa scene.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONE-WOMAN SHOW»

Discover the use of one-woman show in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to one-woman show and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The One-woman Show: Monodramas
Always they give a vivid glimpse of varied life, sure to amuse and please. Marjorie Moffett lifts the monologue to the field of art.
Marjorie Moffett, 1935
2
Yoga Bitch: One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, ...
But along the way she discovers that no spiritual effort is wasted; even if her yoga retreat doesn’t turn her into the gorgeously calm, wise believer she hopes it will, it does plant seeds that continue to blossom in surprising ways over ...
Suzanne Morrison, 2011
3
Some of My Best Friends: A One Woman Show: a Collection of ...
The book version of T'Keyah Crystal Keymah's award winning show, "Some of My Best Friends: A Collection of Characters.
‎1991
4
The Body as Drama: Narrative Strategies in the One-woman Show
Beginning with a study of feminist performance artists from the late 1970s--1980s and exploring the subject matter of women such as Rachel Rosenthal and Holly Hughes, the particular narrative thread of "truth and the body" continues to the ...
Sandy Peterson, 2006
5
Jet
And the Chicago Tribune noted: "Kitt finds the tenderness, hope and dignity that were Holiday's ..." Due to popular demand, the one- woman show has been extended through mid- June. Ms. Kitt reveals that she has always been a longtime fan ...
6
Wishful Drinking
In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit.
Carrie Fisher, 2012
7
The Crisis
It's Sarah Jones, and the homeless woman is one of eight characters that the spoken-word poet/actor brings to life in her award-winning one- woman show. Surface Transit. In the show, 28-year-old Jones transforms into a widowed Russian ...
8
Jet
She's moving back into the limelight with her new one-woman show, Sweet Songs: A Journey In One Life. Moore was on top of the world when she first won fame in 1970 when she won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as ...
9
Jet
ENTERTAINMENT Ethel Waters greets friends backstage after opening, Ethel Waters' One- Woman Show A Broadway Hit Ethel Waters returned to Broadway with her own one- woman show, At Home With Ethel Waters, which received almost ...
10
Sarah Jones: One Woman Goes Broadway
Either way, play- ^g wright/poet/actress Sarah Jones, already acclaimed and building an audience, soared to stratospheric heights after legendary Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep saw her one- woman show in New York.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONE-WOMAN SHOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term one-woman show is used in the context of the following news items.
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Touch the art, see Mr. Potato Head
Lilyard-Mitchell earned the honor of the one-woman show by virtue of her first-place award in the Suffolk Art League's 2014 Annual Juried ... «Suffolk News-Herald, Jul 15»
2
The Best And Worst Of Big Brother 17 Week 4
Like her one-woman show in the have-not room and her own BB Takeover where she revealed she was Liz's twin. Those were odd, but highly ... «Big Brother Network, Jul 15»
3
Barter's playwright festival returns bigger and better
This profound one-woman show takes a comic look at what a southern daughter learns from her college professor parents and examines how ... «Southwest Virginia Today, Jul 15»
4
Golden Girl and gay icon Bea Arthur honoured with LGBTI homeless …
... supporter of the organisation having raised $40,000 for the centre in 2005 from her one-woman show Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between ... «Star Observer, Jul 15»
5
A Pic Of Young Diana Ross Singing In The Rain In NYC's Central …
... garnered twelve Grammy Award nominations, and won a Tony Award for her one-woman show, “An Evening with Diana Ross,” in 1977." ... «Starpulse.com, Jul 15»
6
South on 101: All aboard for Railroad Days
This one-woman show was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Don Black (“Born Free”), in 1979 -- smack dab between his hits ... «Lompoc Record, Jul 15»
7
The Woman Behind Miranda, One of the Strangest and Most …
Ballinger's one-woman show — inspired by the pretentious and often unrealistic musical-theater hopefuls with whom she crossed professional ... «L.A. Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Art Beat With Lauren Landau, July 23, 2015
The one-woman show is about a 45-year-old divorcee named Eve. With an uncertain future and her bed half-empty, she decides to check out a ... «WAMU 88.5, Jul 15»
9
This week I acted out of character and fixed a phobia
On Monday afternoon I learnt about a last-minute, one-off presentation of Welsh performer Sue Bevan's one-woman show, upstairs at the ... «Rand Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
Natasha Leggero is a bitch
Via the hard-working middlemen at Just for Laughs, where Ms. Leggero will be performing her one-woman show this month, I connected with ... «Cult MTL, Jul 15»

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