Theatre audience after complimentary drinks here? (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
free house
'drinks here?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'theatre audience after complimentary' is the wordplay.
'theatre audience' becomes 'house' (term for a theatre's audience).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'complimentary' becomes 'free' (synonyms).
'house' after 'free' is 'FREE HOUSE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for free house that I've seen before include "Pub not controlled by a brewery" , "It isn't tied to one brewery" , "Pub not tied to brewery" .)