| DRAMATISPERSONAE | Characters in a play, formally |
| DRAMATIS | - personae; a list of the characters in a play or drama (8) |
| PERSONAE | Dramatis ..., characters in a play (8) |
| BROADCAST | Show female characters in a play (9) |
| SCRIPT | Characters in a play? (6) |
| CAST | Characters in a play etc. (4) |
| ASIDE | Theatrical device where a character in a play addresses the audience, supposedly unheard by other characters (5) |
| PERSONAGE | Human being getting on a bit, like a character in a play (9) |
| PERSONATION | Portrayal of a character in a play (11) |
| SOLILOQUY | Monologue by a character in a play |
| CRESSIDA | A principal character in a play by Shakespeare (8) |
| ROLE | A part or character in a play or film (4) |
| PERSON | Word, derived from the Latin meaning "actor's mask, character in a play", for a human being (6) |
| PROTAGONIST | Leading character in a play, novel, etc |
| APART | Aside made by one character in a play |
| HERO | Principal character in a play, movie, novel or poem |
| PART | Character in a play |
| PERSONA | Character in a play |
| COBWEB | Character in a play by Shakespeare that also features the fairies Oberon, Titania, Puck, Peaseblossom, Moth and Mustardseed (6) |
| PERICLES | What is the name of the Athenian statesman who commissioned the Parthenon, and also the title character in a play by Shakespeare? (8) |
