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  2. 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 ...

  3. Comedy drama - Wikipedia

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    Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau dramedy, is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. In television, modern scripted comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcoms .

  4. Damon and Pythias - Wikipedia

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    The story of Damon ( / ˈdeɪmən /; Greek: Δάμων, gen. Δάμωνος) and Pythias ( / ˈpɪθiəs /; Πυθίας or Φιντίας; or Phintias, / ˈfɪntiəs /) is a legend in Greek historic writings illustrating the Pythagorean ideal of friendship. Pythias is accused of and charged with plotting against the tyrannical Dionysius I of ...

  5. The Room on the Roof - Wikipedia

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    N/A. Followed by. Vagrants in the Valley. The Room on the Roof is a novel written by Ruskin Bond . It was Bond's first literary venture. Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen [2] and won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. [2] [3] The novel revolves around Rusty, an orphaned seventeen-year-old Anglo-Indian boy living in Dehradun.

  6. Drama (film and television) - Wikipedia

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    Drama (film and television) Gone with the Wind is a popular romance drama. In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. [1] The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or ...

  7. Come and Go - Wikipedia

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    Come and Go. Come and Go is a short play (described as a "dramaticule" on its title page) by Samuel Beckett. It was written in English in January 1965 and first performed (in German) at the Schillertheater, Berlin on 14 January 1966. Its English language premiere was at the Peacock Theatre, Dublin on 28 February 1968, and its British premiere ...

  8. Drama (graphic novel) - Wikipedia

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    9780545326995. Website. goraina .com /drama. Drama is a graphic novel written by American cartoonist Raina Telgemeier which centers on the story of Callie, a middle school student and theater -lover who works in her school's drama production crew. While navigating seventh grade, Callie deals with tween hardship, including confusing crushes ...

  9. Cyrano de Bergerac (play) - Wikipedia

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    Plot summary. Hercule Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army, is a brash, strong-willed man of many talents. In addition to being a remarkable duelist, he is a gifted, joyful poet and also plays music. However, he has an obnoxiously large nose, which causes him to doubt himself.