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problem play

noun as in theater of the absurd

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Ye wudden't hardly call it a detective story an' yet it ain't a problem play.

He says it's not an ordinary burlesque, but a mixture of a problem play and a comic opera.

Then why does the lover in a problem play usually have to be a Russian prince in Moujik costume?

Above all is this the case in a country like England, where the problem play is hampered by so many handicaps.

A serious drama or "problem play" usually bores him but he seldom misses a circus.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to problem play, such as: kitchen-sink drama, and slice-of-life drama.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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