show-within-a-show

C42635
concept

A show-within-a-show is a narrative device where characters create, perform in, or interact with a fictional production that exists inside the primary work, often blurring the line between the story and its own commentary on media or performance.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
show-within-a-show number 1

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
Springtime for Hitler
I Do, I Do in the Sky show-within-a-show number