But mostly they have inhabited a parallel universe, miming on miniature stages to the voices of unseen singers, live or recorded.

The curtains rose and the miniature stage was bathed in light.

Standing there in the limelight, the massive monolith might as well be a miniature stage set displayed on black felt.

Rows of glowing globes on the floor made part of the space resemble a miniature stage.

During this festival ornate floats are mounted with miniature stages on which boys (playing both male and female roles) act in kabuki plays.

Belville and Weston had been standing in the only lighted space and hence were practically like figures on a miniature stage.

A miniature stage opened before his eyes.

To our right, under the eaves of an old theater, someone was trying another representation on a miniature stage.

The miniature stage set that she built as a model still exists, housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

As a child, he would build miniature stages and circuses to play with.