the seats in a theatre that are situated above the dress circle
If you're in the upper circle it's like watching from a helicopter.
Examples of 'upper circle' in a sentence
upper circle
On wet days, it rains in the upper circle.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Offstage brass fanfared from the upper circle.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The less good news: tickets range from 10 (side of the upper circle) to 80 - 80!
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
And you don't have to book the best seats: we had a joyful time sitting in the front of the upper circle.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Prices for members are 10 for upper-circle seats, 20 for dress circle and 30 for stalls.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I know there weren't many others because ticket sales were so poor, after disastrous reviews, that seating in the upper circle was dispensed with altogether.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This demonstrates palpable fear of systemic risk in the upper circles of international finance.