Legitimate theatre
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This article is about the theatrical style. For the building where plays are staged, see Theater (structure).
Legitimate theatre[lower-alpha 1] is live performance that relies almost entirely on diegetic elements, with actors performing through speech and natural movement.[2][3] Traditionally, performances of such theatre were termed legitimate drama,[4][2][3] while the abbreviation the legitimate refers to legitimate theatre or drama and legit is a noun referring both to such dramas and actors in these dramas.[4][5][6] Legitimate theatre and dramas are contrasted with other types of stage performance such as musical theatre, farce, revue, melodrama, burlesque and vaudeville,[1][2] as well as recorded performances on film and television.[1]