fourth wall
noun
: an imaginary wall (as at the opening of a modern stage proscenium) that keeps performers from recognizing or directly addressing their audience
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Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna, who provide the band’s singing voices, broke the fourth wall in complementary, Huntr/x-style ensembles.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The installation dissolves the fourth wall, bringing viewers into the heart of the performance with hyperreal dancers from Company Wayne McGregor and the Hong Kong Ballet in a unique soundscape by Invisible Mountain.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Waller-Bridge stars as the protagonist, who breaks the fourth wall with biting commentary about her sister Claire (Sian Clifford), the Hot Priest (Andrew Scott) and more.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
But both also employ ambitious visual elements, with Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd frequently breaking the fourth wall to inject his perspective into the story and Adolescence filming each episode as a single unbroken take.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The installation dissolves the fourth wall, bringing viewers into the heart of the performance with hyperreal dancers from Company Wayne McGregor and the Hong Kong Ballet in a unique soundscape by Invisible Mountain.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Waller-Bridge stars as the protagonist, who breaks the fourth wall with biting commentary about her sister Claire (Sian Clifford), the Hot Priest (Andrew Scott) and more.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
But both also employ ambitious visual elements, with Baby Reindeer creator and star Richard Gadd frequently breaking the fourth wall to inject his perspective into the story and Adolescence filming each episode as a single unbroken take.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Fourth wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourth%20wall. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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