antiplay

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ play

Noun

antiplay (plural antiplays)

(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

See also

antinovel

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