Preposition: of

• dancer: Showing a large group of Swazis, many with umbrellas, gathered round a troupe of dancers.

• entertainer: Good news - it's going to happen, courtesy of Shire's very own troupe of entertainers, ' The Grainger Players ' .

• actor: A troupe of energetic young actors play at being knights.

• performer: In July 1920, Archie Leach crossed the Atlantic with the troupe of performers to New York.

• monkey: On the far bank a troupe of red howler monkeys are feeding.

• musician: The team currently performs five dances and boasts an impressive troupe of musicians.

Converse of object

• perform: Think, if you like, of the planets as a performing troupe.

• join: After this, Carole returned to school, but left aged fifteen to join a theater troupe.

• travel: Medieval traveling theater troupe The Steppe Brothers are down on their luck.

• act: There were certainly female Autors - owners and producers of acting troupes - in 17th C Spain.

Adjective modifier

• acrobatic: They look like huge human pyramids formed by acrobatic troupes dressed in carnival costumes.

• acting: The Hut was used as a covered storage space for the acting troupe.

• amateur: In 1943 Kenneth Williams was briefly with an amateur dramatics troupe, the Tavistock Players.

• talented: Our professional & very talented troupe of actors will add excitement to any event.

Noun used with modifier

• majorette: Or simply contact the National Youth Officer who can advise you if there is a band or majorette troupe in your area.

• circus: However, the actions of circus troupe Cirque du Soleil do, I feel, warrant this sidestep.

• dance: Our select dance troupe, Random Dancers, had assorted duties.

• comedy: It's not quite a vanity project, but it is the second movie by the Broken Lizard comedy troupe.

• dancing: Winner of the senior dancing troupe was the Buckley Belles.

• sketch: Of the six acts on the bill, only one - a sketch troupe - stank.