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Trap Doors

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Trap Doors 

in a theater, openings in the floor of a stage, formed by replacing one or several floorboards with a frame of the same dimensions. Some trap doors designed for various theatrical effects, such as sudden disappearances and appearances of persons and objects, are equipped with platforms that can be raised and lowered.



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If they are unsure of the answer they can spread the money across the trap doors, but if the answer iswrong their winnings will fall through the doors and be lost forever.
At the Opening Ceremony, an apparent equipment glitch left the 60,000-member audience at the indoor stadium wondering what happened when there was a long delay and eventually only three of the four arms of the cauldron emerged from trap doors on the floor of the stadium.
For a start, the staging by Tom Piper may be minimal but the white background which allows various doors to open is complemented by a stage floor with similar trap doors which ensure some dramatic entrances and exits.
 
 
 
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