Stage right

Also called: SR · Opposite prompt / OP (UK) · Jardin (French)

The actor's right as they face the audience. The audience sees it on their left.

When a venue puts the prompt desk on stage right instead, UK crews call it a bastard prompt and the sides get renamed to match.

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Stage leftThe actor's left as they face the audience. Directions are always given from the actor's point of view, so the audience sees it on their right.
Bastard promptA UK term for a prompt desk placed stage right instead of the usual stage left, because of the building's layout.

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