antiplay

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ play

Noun

antiplay (plural antiplays)

1. (dramaturgy) A play (dramatical production) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the play, such as a coherent plot and resolution.

   Samuel Beckett wrote several absurdist antiplays.

Translations

a play that deliberately avoids the typical conventions

• Portuguese: antipeça f, antidrama m
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See also

• antinovel