CLOSET DRAMA


Meaning of CLOSET DRAMA in English

a drama suited primarily for reading rather than production. Examples of the genre include John Milton's Samson Agonistes (1671) and Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts (three parts, 190308). Closet drama is not to be confused with readers' theatre, in which actors read or recite without decor before an audience.

Britannica English vocabulary.      Английский словарь Британика.