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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Actor Noma Dumezweni played Hermione Granger in the 2016 stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. —

Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Watch on Amazon Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Adapted from the stage play of the same name—which in turn was based on a true story—this joyful musical charts the journey of Jamie New (Max Harwood). —

Matt Kamen, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024 The joint decision to appeal FIFA’s decision, specifically on the grounds of the six points docked for Canada’s group stage play, is unsurprising but may not prove successful. —

Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 27 July 2024 As the panelists jockeyed to explain the momentous development in this cavernous studio that was quiet as all hell, the scene had the feel of a strange stage play. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage play