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Also known as drama, drama play, dramas, dramatic theatrical work, plays, stage drama, stage play, theater play

theatrical dramatic work intended to be performed by actors (in theatre, radio or recorded for TV)

AI overview

A play is a story written to be performed by actors, either on stage, on the radio, or recorded for television. Plays matter because they allow audiences to experience human stories and emotions brought to life through performances.

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Encyclopedic overview

A performance of Macbeth (2018)

Prose genres

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “play” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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