大おお芝しば居い

noun

large-scale play; play with an A-list cast

Refers to a theatrical production with a grand scale or a star-studded cast. Often contrasted with 小芝居 (small-scale play).

See also: 小芝居

• 今こん度どの歌か舞ぶ伎きは大おお芝しば居いで、有ゆう名めいな役やく者しゃが勢せい揃ぞろいだ。

  The upcoming kabuki is a large-scale play with a lineup of famous actors.

noun

big act; charade; false display

Used figuratively for an exaggerated or insincere performance in real life, like putting on a big show to deceive or impress.

• 彼かれの謝しゃ罪ざいは大おお芝しば居いに過すぎない。

  His apology is nothing more than a big act.

noun

licensed theatre (Edo period)

Historical term for a theatre that held a government license during the Edo period, as opposed to unlicensed small theatres (小芝居).

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、大おお芝しば居いは幕ばく府ふの許きょ可かを得えた正せい式しきな劇げき場じょうを指さした。

  In the Edo period, 大芝居 referred to an officially licensed theatre approved by the shogunate.