| CALLBOY | In the theatre, a chap with a vocation? |
| OPERATE | Work in the theatre, a musical show to note |
| CAPTAIN | Running pub is a vocation? He won't say anything different (7,7) |
| OBVIOUS | Running pub is a vocation? He won't say anything different (7,7) |
| TERRACE | Word for a balcony in a theatre, a row of connected often identical houses, a patio, a flat Spanish-style rooftop, a raised beach or a step-like landform (7) |
| BOXSEAT | A driver's chair on a coach; a loge in a theatre; a grandstand in a stadium; hence a vantage point or commanding position (3,4) |
| MAGENTA | Mother joins a chap with a very high colour (7) |
| BURBAGE | Actor who co-founded the original Globe Theatre; a friend and associate of William Shakespeare portrayed by Steve Speirs in Upstart Crow (7) |
| CALLING | A visitor's vocation? (7) |
| WAITING | Restaurant staff questioning their vocation? (3,3,2,7) |
| FLAT | In the theatre, a rectangular wooden frame covered with painted canvas used as part of a set (4) |
| TREACLE | Set in theatre, a Cleopatra's sweet stuff |
| CIRCUIT | Chain of theatres; a motor-racing track; or, a series of exercises (7) |
| TREASURE | Much valuable material in the theatre a sure thing (8) |
| TREAT | Simply sitting in the theatre - a thrilling surprise (5) |
| ADELPHI | London theatre - a place where ambiguous advice was given |
| NURSING | Manage turning to croon as a vocation (7) |
| TRAINEE | Person in a vocation |
| AVOCADO | Green Party following a vocation? Not half! |
| CAPTAINOBVIOUS | Running pub is a vocation? He won't say anything different |
