noun
1 play for the theatre/theater, etc.; plays
ADJECTIVE
▪ compelling , powerful
▪ gritty , hard-hitting
▪
a gritty police ~
▪ classical , contemporary , modern
▪ daytime , prime-time (both esp. AmE )
▪ hour-long , one-hour , etc.
▪
She stars in a new one-hour ~ about a woman judge.
▪ two-part , four-part , etc. (all esp. BrE )
▪ comedy ( esp. BrE ), musical
▪ radio , television , TV
▪ costume , historical , period
▪ epic , tragic
▪ Greek , Jacobean , etc.
▪ courtroom , crime , hospital , medical , police
▪
Millions follow this hospital ~ twice a week.
▪ psychological
▪ domestic , family
▪
The movie is a heart-warming family ~.
▪ ensemble
▪ romantic
▪ teen
VERB + DRAMA
▪ write
▪
It is very difficult to write good ~.
▪ create , produce , stage
▪
the first episode of a new police ~ produced for television
▪ watch
DRAMA + NOUN
▪ production
▪ serial ( BrE ), series
▪ festival
▪ critic
▪
the ~ critic for the Times
▪ class , club , department , school , training
▪ teacher
▪ major ( AmE ), student
▪
He's a ~ major at Howard University.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
the actors in a ~
▪ ~ about
▪
a powerful television ~ about city life
2 exciting event
ADJECTIVE
▪ human
▪ real-life
▪
The actor was involved in a real-life ~ when he was held up at gunpoint last night.
DRAMA + VERB
▪ play out , unfold
▪
a collection of people watching the ~ unfold outside the nightclub
3 excitement
ADJECTIVE
▪ high
▪ human
▪
Art should deal with the human ~ and tragedy of everyday life.
… OF DRAMA
▪ touch
▪
The argument added a touch of ~ to an otherwise dull day.
VERB + DRAMA
▪ be full of
▪
The afternoon was full of ~ and excitement.
▪ add , heighten
▪
The arrival of the police heightened the ~ further.
DRAMA + VERB
▪ surround sth
▪
The media loved all the ~ surrounding their divorce.
DRAMA + NOUN
▪ queen (= someone who makes situations seem more serious than they really are)
PHRASES
▪ a moment of ~