спекта́кль

fairly common #3470C1nounmasculineinanimatecountablenoun in -ь

1.
play, performance, showtheatre
Вчера́ мы ходи́ли на но́вый спекта́кль.
Yesterday we went to see a new play.
Refers to the staged production rather than the written text (пьеса).
2.
spectacle, show, act, scene
Хва́тит, не устра́ивай спекта́кль!
That's enough, stop putting on a show!
Often with устроить/разыграть - to put on an act.

Examples

Как тебе спекта́кль?
How did you like the play?
Спекта́кль останови́ли по техни́ческим причи́нам.
The play stopped for technical reasons.
Декоратор оформил сцену перед премьерой спектакля.
The set designer decorated the stage before the premiere.
На улице расклеили яркие афиши спектакля.
Bright posters for the play were put up all over the streets.
Мы ждали кульминации спектакля с нетерпением.
We eagerly awaited the climax of the performance.
Спектакль поставлен по одноименной пьесе.
The play was staged based on the play of the same name.
Га́сят свет. Спекта́кль вот-вот начнётся.
They're dimming the lights. The play is about to begin.
Ты когда-нибудь смотре́л ку́кольный спекта́кль?
Have you ever watched a puppet show?

представле́ниеidea; performance; submission; introduction (of a person); representation; formal written statement