Alice Nutting

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Alice Nutting is a fictional male impersonator and leading lady character within the musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," around whom much of the show's meta-theatrical conceit revolves.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
stage character
appearsIn The Mystery of Edwin Drood NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre musical theatre
associatedWithTheme audience participation
gender performance
theatrical illusion
audienceInteractionRole figure through whom the audience experiences the show’s meta-theatricality
characterType performer-within-the-performance
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom (fictional Victorian English setting) NERFINISHED
createdForWorkBy Rupert Holmes NERFINISHED
diegeticContext performer in the Music Hall Royale company
fictionalUniverse The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical adaptation universe) NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceWorkType stage musical
gender female
mediumOfOrigin stage
metaTheatricalRole fictional star of the music hall company within the show
narrativeDevice used to blur boundaries between actor and role
used to emphasize the show-within-a-show structure
narrativeFunction central character in meta-theatrical conceit
notableTrait celebrated as a star within the show’s internal world
performs male roles while being presented as a woman
occupation actress
male impersonator
portraysCharacter Edwin Drood NERFINISHED
other male roles in the show (varies by production)
relatedWork Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood NERFINISHED
roleInWork leading lady
timePeriodSetting Victorian era NERFINISHED

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