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one-woman shownoun1A show performed by one woman only: I went to see her on stage in her one-woman show...- She is an actor-turned writer in a one-woman show.
- I want to tour the world with my one-woman show.
- Now Kate Mulgrew portrays her in Matthew Lombardo's Tea at Five, an almost two-hour one-woman show.
1.1An exhibition of the work of one female artist: she had a one-woman show at the new Tate St Ives...- Her first one-woman show was in 1915 and after the First World War she achieved critical and financial success.
- She is about ready to show the paintings she has been working on during that time at a one-woman show in New York.
- He gave O'Keeffe her first one-woman show in 1917.
1.2A situation dominated by or reliant on one woman: the second set became a one-woman show as the 22-year-old outplayed her opponent...- Rose started the business as a one-woman show in Lismore, and her programs proved so popular she soon had nine franchise outlets across NSW.
- It is surely time to examine the purpose of Scottish Financial Enterprise, an organisation that is barely more than a one-woman show without an act.
- Her volunteer work is a one-woman show, based in a study in her carpeted attic.
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