stage play
noun
: a play that is written to be performed on a stage
She's currently adapting a stage play for the big screen.
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After the incident, Song was dropped from two dramas currently in production — The Defects and SBS’ The Winning Try, as well as the stage play Shakespeare in Love.
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
The actor, 31, had shoulder-length hair and donned a blue suit at the premiere of the 2025 revival of the 1983 stage play, which stars Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, Donald Webber Jr., and more.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The stage play premiered at the National Theatre to five-star reviews, winning an Olivier award for ‘Best New Play’ and a sell-out run in 2023.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 July 2025
Also getting a first look in Toronto is DaCosta’s Hedda, a reimagining of the Henrik Ibsen stage play Hedda Gabler that stars Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss and Imogen Poots.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
The actor, 31, had shoulder-length hair and donned a blue suit at the premiere of the 2025 revival of the 1983 stage play, which stars Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, Donald Webber Jr., and more.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The stage play premiered at the National Theatre to five-star reviews, winning an Olivier award for ‘Best New Play’ and a sell-out run in 2023.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 July 2025
Also getting a first look in Toronto is DaCosta’s Hedda, a reimagining of the Henrik Ibsen stage play Hedda Gabler that stars Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss and Imogen Poots.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
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“Stage play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20play. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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