staging
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: stagings
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A performance of a play
Noun
Examples
The 1984 premiere production (and, judging from a few reviews, the subsequent stagings) was much more solemn.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The scenery or organization of the movements of actors onstage.
Noun
Examples
This, he argues, was in turn especially strongly shaped by imported British theatre traditions, particularly the use of the proscenium arch stage which was radically different from the open staging of precolonial and early colonial India and produced and emphasis on frontality in theatre productions
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “staging” mean?
A performance of a play
Is “staging” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.