| AMDRAM | Term for non-professional theatre work (2-4) |
| AMATEUR | A mat half of Europe makes for non-professional (7) |
| PARATROOPER | A despicable person in professional theatre, not a fighting man |
| BYPASS | Skirt for theatre work? (6) |
| DOOWOP | Hazel maybe recalled theatre work, harmonising (3-3) |
| FREEWORLD | Cold War term for non-Communist countries (4,5) |
| GOYIM | Jewish term for non-Jews (5) |
| LANDLUBBER | Seaman's term for non-seaman (10) |
| ACESPEC | Umbrella term for non-alloexual people |
| STEM | Educational term for non-humanities studies: Abbr. |
| NOHOPER | Theatre work ... um ... non-starter (2-5) |
| PREOPERATIVE | About to enter musical theatre work, over before work in alternative theatre (12) |
| CUTADISC | What a back surgeon might do in theatre work, for the record (3,1,4) |
| OPERATION | Poe performance with allowance for theatre work (9) |
| HIPREPLACEMENT | Rent securing quiet location for theatre work (3,11) |
| MARKANTONY | Notice an award for theatre work, playing this? |
| THECOMEDYOF | Yes, doctor: from here, operating theatre work (3,6,2,6) |
| STAGEDOOR | One sure way to get into theatre work (5,4) |
| ARTIFICIALHEART | Dutch courage? It may be needed for serious theatre work |
| OPERATINGTABLE | Basis for theatre work (9,5) |
