theatrics

Those who dismissed his agenda as theatrics, telling us not to worry, that he doesn’t mean them, or that institutional guardrails will keep them from happening—well, we shall see.

Some people even threw in extra theatrics and party favors to liven up their pitch.

Opponents have cast his push to address gas prices as an example of “political theatrics.”

“The theme here is what else can you do with your favorite music? It’s about the theatrics of putting on a show for people and using what I’m passionate about, which is music and experimenting with narrative.”

There were occasional theatrics, however, such as when he accused the lead inquiry lawyer of saying he had "his feet up" at his country retreat in February 2020 - before Mr Johnson admitted he had confused the comment with someone else.