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coup de theatre

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Noun1.coup de theatre - a dramatic surprise
surprise - a sudden unexpected event
2.coup de theatre - a sensational bit of stagecraft
stagecraft - skill in writing or staging plays
production - a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"
3.coup de theatre - a highly successful theatrical production
staging, theatrical production - the production of a drama on the stage


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Then, when the stage has been deserted, there is a true coup de theatre.
Francesco Vezzoli: Fondazione Prada by Verzotti, Giorgio / Artforum International
Donahue's great coup de theatre, the key to his success, and his dreadful legacy, is to have elevated gossip to the level of information, and thereby debased information to the level of gossip.
What hath Phil wrought? by McConnell, Frank / Commonweal
That noted, Break Down in reality exuded a faint carnival atmosphere, and its location--the ground floor of a vacant Oxford Street store--was a huge coup de theatre (traces of the previous tenant, the now-defunct clothing chain C&A, were still evident).
MICHAEL LANDY by Withers, Rachel / Artforum International
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