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My first lead role was a stage play called 'A Kestrel for a Knave'. I was 11.
Justin Chadwick

Meaning of "stage play" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STAGE PLAY

stage play  [steɪdʒ pleɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAGE PLAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Stage play is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STAGE PLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stage play

Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Plays are performed at a variety of levels, from Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theater, to Community theatre, as well a University or school productions. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed or read. The term "play" can refer to both the written works of playwrights and to their complete theatrical performance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAGE PLAY


airplay
ˈɛəˌpleɪ
cosplay
ˈkɒsˌpleɪ
display
dɪˈspleɪ
foreplay
ˈfɔːˌpleɪ
gameplay
ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ
gunplay
ˈɡʌnˌpleɪ
horseplay
ˈhɔːsˌpleɪ
interplay
ˈɪntəˌpleɪ
overplay
ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ
play
pleɪ
play-by-play
ˈpleɪbaɪˈpleɪ
plug-and-play
ˌplʌɡənˈpleɪ
redisplay
ˌriːdɪˈspleɪ
replay
ˈriːˌpleɪ
role-play
ˈrəʊlpleɪ
screenplay
ˈskriːnˌpleɪ
stroke-play
ˈstrəʊkˌpleɪ
wordplay
ˈwɜːdˌpleɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAGE PLAY

stage business
stage designer
stage direction
stage director
stage door
stage effect
stage fright
stage left
stage manager
stage name
stage production
stage race
stage right
stage set
stage show
stage whisper
stage-dive
stage-diver
stage-diving
stage-manage

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAGE PLAY

call into play
child´s play
double play
fair play
foul play
LED display
long play
match play
nativity play
net play
one-act play
Passion play
plug and play
power play
radio play
shadow play
squeeze play
state of play
stroke play
three-act play
triple play

Synonyms and antonyms of stage play in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «stage play» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAGE PLAY

Find out the translation of stage play to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stage play from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stage play» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舞台剧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obra de teatro
570 millions of speakers

English

stage play
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाटक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسرحية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Спектакль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peça de teatro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপনি উত্তর দিবেন না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pièce de théâtre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermain pentas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Theaterstück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

舞台演技
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무대 플레이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panggung panggung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vở kịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேடை நாடகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टेज प्ले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piyes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teatrale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

etap zabaw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спектакль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piesă de teatru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θεατρικό έργο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toneelstuk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

teaterpjäs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sceneoppsetningen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stage play

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAGE PLAY»

The term «stage play» is regularly used and occupies the 84.987 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAGE PLAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stage play

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7 QUOTES WITH «STAGE PLAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stage play.
1
Justin Chadwick
My first lead role was a stage play called 'A Kestrel for a Knave'. I was 11.
2
Robert Englund
Most of my nightmares involve me forgetting my lines in a stage play.
3
Gary Gygax
When AI approximates Machine Intelligence, then many online and computer-run RPGs will move towards actual RPG activity. Nonetheless, that will not replace the experience of 'being there,' any more than seeing a theatrical motion picture can replace the stage play.
4
John Logan
Any adaptation - and I've done three in my career. I did 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Hugo' and 'Coriolanus.' It's important to find what makes it a movie as opposed to just a film presentation of a stage play.
5
Martin McDonagh
With a stage play, they can't cut a word; you can be in rehearsals every day, you cast it, you cast the director, too; the amount of control for a playwright is almost infinite, so you have that control over the finished product.
6
Sam Shepard
Film acting is really the trick of doing moments. You rarely do a take that lasts more than 20 seconds. You really earn your spurs acting onstage. I needed to do that for myself. I would hate to say at the end of everything that I never did a stage play.
7
Colin Wilson
A symphony is a stage play with the parts written for instruments instead of for actors.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAGE PLAY»

Discover the use of stage play in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stage play and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A (Screen Or Stage) Play in A Day
Screenwriters, playwrights, and actors . . . take a new approach! The bound-book version of the popular gamelike L.A. scriptwriting course will lead you through the script construction course in one day.
Sally Atman, 2007
2
This Stage-Play World: Texts and Contexts, 1580-1625
This book examines the social conditions that produced this uniquely dazzling array of talent, and relates them closely to the literature of the period.
Julia Briggs, 1997
3
Dance like a Man: A Stage Play
‘A playwright of world stature’—Mario Relich, Wasafiri Framed by the age-old battle between traditional authority and youthful rebellion, Dance Like a Man pivots on the strained relationship between Jairaj Parekh and his wife Ratna, ...
Mahesh Dattani, 2013
4
Stage Play: A Comedy Theatrical Stage Play
Theatrical play. Two women must get married at all cost and they pick two goofy actors using every trick in the book. A fast paced low-budget full-length comedy play focusing on the courtship ritual.
James Russell, 2001
5
Screen & Stage Marketing Secrets: The Writer's Guide to ...
After ycu've written your first stage play, join the Dramatist Guild, Dept. A-2, 1501 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10036. They will give ycu valuable information to market your stage play. Everything from contracts, theaters seeking scripts, ...
James Russell, 1998
6
"Messiah! Bright Morning Star" Stage Play
The. Musical. Stage. Play. * LIGHTS CUE: Work lights on High Stage only * “Back Stage” in Heaven. ANGELS are bustling around on the HIGH STAGE, preparing for the performance: setting up microphone stands, adjusting costumes, etc.
Jeanne Halsey
7
Bravely Fought the Queen: A Stage Play
‘A playwright of world stature’—Mario Relich, Wasafiri First staged in 1991, Bravely Fought the Queen created a stir with its disturbingly honest portrayal of the dysfunctional Trivedi family, confirming Dattani's reputation as a ...
Mahesh Dattani, 2013
8
Hana's Suitcase on Stage : Play
A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase was sent to her, with the text of the play ...
Karen Levine, Emil Sher, 2006
9
Producing, Financing and Distributing Film
The author of a legitimate stage play is in a completely different position in that the producer of a stage play cannot change a single word without the author's approval. There is good reason for this difference, which can be explained ...
Paul A. Baumgarten, Mark Fleischer, 1992
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Adapted Physical Education and Sport
Throughout the sensorimotor stage, play is individual or egocentric, and there are no rules involved. The preconceptual stage within the preoperational stage marks the transition from practice play to symbolic play. At the preconceptual stage, ...
Joseph P. Winnick, 2011

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAGE PLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stage play is used in the context of the following news items.
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Harry Potter Stage Play Announced
We're almost surprised it took this long for someone to have the bright idea to bring a Harry Potter story to the stage, but the shadow of the movies looms large. «Empire Online, Jun 15»
2
JK Rowling announces new stage play called “Harry Potter and The …
Yesterday, on the 18th anniversary of the UK publication of the first “Harry Potter” book, J.K Rowling announced that a new play called “Harry Potter and the ... «Salon, Jun 15»
3
Teen asked to adapt 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' for stage play
HARTFORD — A new stage adaptation of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” has been commissioned from an up-and-coming playwright not much older than ... «FOX CT, Mar 15»
4
JK Rowling to co-produce new Harry Potter stage play at West End …
I can exclusively reveal that a play based on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter tales will ... Rowling will not write the stage piece — however, she will co-produce and ... «Daily Mail, Dec 13»
5
'Rear Window' to be adapted for Broadway stage play
Stewart played a photographer bound to his wheelchair who begins spying on neighbours across the street, and eventually witnesses what he believes to have ... «Digital Spy UK, Oct 12»

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