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  2. Indian classical drama - Wikipedia

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    The term Indian classical drama refers to the tradition of dramatic literature and performance in ancient India. The roots of drama in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to the Rigveda (1200-1500 BCE), which contains a number of hymns in the form of dialogues, or even scenes, as well as hymns that make use of other literary forms such ...

  3. Category:Musicals based on plays - Wikipedia

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    Leave It to Me! Lend Me a Tenor (musical) Life of the Party (musical) Lock Up Your Daughters (musical) Lost Boy (musical) Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen. The Lovers (musical) Lute Song (musical) Lysistrata Jones.

  4. Academic drama - Wikipedia

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    Academic drama refers to a theatrical movement that emerged in the mid 16th century during the Renaissance.Dedicated to the study of classical dramas for the purpose of higher education, universities in England began to produce the plays of Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca the Younger (among others) in the Greek and Roman languages, as well as neoclassical dramas.

  5. The Kashmir Files - Wikipedia

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    The Kashmir Files is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The film presents a fictional storyline [1] [7] centred around the 1990 exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir .

  6. List of plays adapted into feature films - Wikipedia

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    Other plays. This is a list of plays other than those written by William Shakespeare (covered by the above section) that have been adapted into feature films. The title of the play is followed by its first public performance, its playwright, the title of the film adapted from the play, the year of the film and the film's director.

  7. Play (theatre) - Wikipedia

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    e. A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than mere reading. The creator of a play is known as a playwright . Plays are staged at various levels, ranging from London's West End and New York City's Broadway – the highest echelons of commercial theatre ...

  8. David Mamet - Wikipedia

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    David Alan Mamet ( / ˈmæmɪt /; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of off-Broadway 1970s plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in ...

  9. Annie Baker - Wikipedia

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    Annie Baker (born April 1981) [1] is an American playwright and teacher who won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for her play The Flick. Among her works are the Shirley, Vermont plays, which take place in the fictional town of Shirley: Circle Mirror Transformation, Nocturama, Body Awareness, and The Aliens.