ABSTRACT
The stage space, which represents the totality of signs laid out on the stage and lends them meaning; the acting space, which becomes a signifying element built around the material space occupied by the actor’s body; and the dramatic space, which is the sum total of all the sites and environments formed within the theatre’s physical spaces. Within the theatrical precinct is the staging area (or stage space), which is the real, material site of the stage, or the site on which the actors move. The stage space may or may not be distinct from the space of the spectators or the auditorium. The original, physical, geographical, concrete, scenic site of the theatre, is one that, during a performance, is organised through signs that possess a multiplicity of visible meanings that are open to unexpected and individual interpretation that provide a pathway into a dramatic space.
