| ONSTAGE | Ring various agents where actors are seen (2,5) |
| THEATRE | Place where actors put on a play (7) |
| MATINEE | Where actors hope for early success? (7) |
| SCRIPTS | where actors pick up lines |
| ONSET | Beginning where actors are? |
| BEHINDTHESCENES | Where actors are preparing to come on secretly (6,3,6) |
| IMPROV | Like theater where actors are off script? |
| OFFSET | Where actors are relaxing, getting compensation? (6) |
| CROATIA | Country where actor fails - rival oddly failing to follow |
| BAHAMAS | Caribbean island nation where actor Sidney Poitier grew up |
| ONTV | Where some actors are seen |
| THEATRES | Places where the actors are seen? Yes, sat there by accident (8) |
| STAGE | Coach on which actors are seen |
| OFFSTAGE | Where actors can't be seen - at Geoff's get-together (3,5) |
| DRESSINGROOM | Where actors put costumes on |
| GREENROOM | Where actors can relax in the theatre (5,4) |
| DRAMASCHOOL | Where actors learn their trade (5,6) |
| RADA | Where actors learn means of finding a position, mostly (4) |
| INTHELONGRUN | Where actors like to work, finally? (2,3,4,3) |
| STAGES | E.g. angling platforms, where actors perform? (6) |
