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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More than 25 years after Lindsay Lohan’s Hallie and Annie first shook hands at summer camp and swapped lives, the beloved 1998 Nancy Meyers film will be reimagined as a new stage play, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Thorne, meanwhile, is a BAFTA-award winning English screenwriter, known for writing the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The story of the twins is represented by a stage play happening within the episode.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
The film follows Don, a young boy often underestimated by his peers who sets out to perform in a talent show with a stage play inspired by a treasured fairytale book left behind by his late parents.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Thorne, meanwhile, is a BAFTA-award winning English screenwriter, known for writing the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The story of the twins is represented by a stage play happening within the episode.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
The film follows Don, a young boy often underestimated by his peers who sets out to perform in a talent show with a stage play inspired by a treasured fairytale book left behind by his late parents.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Stage play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20play. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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