closet drama
noun
drama appropriate for reading rather than for acting.
a play in this form.
Words nearby closet drama
closefisted,
closemouthed,
closeout,
closer,
closet,
closet drama,
closet queen,
closeted,
closetful,
closeup,
closing
Example sentences from the Web for closet drama
This is so obviously a closet-drama that it is difficult to imagine how it would look under the illumination of the foot-lights.
Essays on Scandinavian Literature |Hjalmar Hjorth BoyesenIt is a clear and able study, not of the closet-drama, but of the actual stage play.
The Riverside Bulletin, March, 1910 |AnonymousThe familiar phrase "closet-drama" is a contradiction of terms.
The Theory of the Theatre |Clayton Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for closet drama
closet drama
noun
mainly US
- drama suitable for reading rather than performing
- a play of this kind