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A Doll's House (
play
by Henrik Ibsen )
A Mars a day helps you work, rest and
play
( Mars Chocolate advertising slogan )
A Streetcar Named Desire ( Marlon Brando movie )
A funny thing happened on the way to the
theatre
Address the ball ( golfing term denoting readiness to
play
)
All over the
show
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players
All work and no
play
makes Jack a dull boy
Am I bovvered? ( A catchphrase from The Catherine Tate
Show
)
America's Oldest Living Teenager ( Nickname of game
show
host Dick Clark )
An Ideal Husband (
play
by Oscar Wilde )
An everyday story of country folk ( A catchphrase from The Archers )
Angels in America (
play
by Tony Kushner )
Best in
show
Billy Liar ( Novel and
play
by Keith Waterhouse and Tom Courtenay / Julie Christie movie )
Blow off the
stage
Boutros Boutros Ghali ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
Brum brum ( child's
play
idiom expressing the sound of a vehicle )
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (
play
by Tennesee Williams and Elizabeth Taylor movie )
Cattle
show
Child's
play
Chips With Everything ( Arnold Wesker
play
)
Close of
play
Come out and
play
Comedy vehicle
Death of a Salesman (
play
by Arthur Miller )
Desperate Housewives ( 2004 comedy drama television series )
Does my bum look big in this? ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
Dog and pony
show
Don't
play
the innocent
Don't put your daughter on the
stage
Mrs Worthington
Drama documentary
Enjoy the
Show
( E! Entertainment Television advertising slogan )
Everything to
play
for
Exit
stage
left
Fair
play
Fair
play
to you
Fast
acting
Father Knows Best ( American TV
Show
)
For the benefit of Mr.Kite there will be a
show
tonight on trampoline ( Beatles song lyric )
Fringe
theatre
Games people
play
Get the
show
on the road
Give the
show
away
Go and
play
in the traffic
He will never
play
the piano again
He's fallen in the water ( A catchphrase from The Goon
Show
)
Hedda Gabler (
play
by Henrik Ibsen )
Heeere's Johnny ( A catchphrase from Johnny Carson
Show
)
Hey there, Boo Boo! ( A catchphrase from The Yogi Bear
Show
)
High
tragedy
Hold on to your seat
Holy mackerel! ( A catchphrase from Kingfish In Amos 'N' Andy
Show
)
Horse
play
How does that
play
in Peoria?
How very dare you ( A catchphrase from The Catherine Tate
Show
)
I don't have to
show
you any stinking badges ( The Treasure of the Sierra Madre )
I took my harp to the party but no one asked me to
play
I was very very drunk ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here ( Reality TV
show
)
I'm a little bit wooooor, a little bit waaaaaaaaaayy, I'm a geezer! ( A catchphrase from Chris The Crafty Cockney In The Fast
Show
)
I'm smarter than the average bear! ( A catchphrase from The Yogi Bear
Show
)
If music be the food of love,
play
on ( from Twelth Night by Shakespeare )
In
play
It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to
play
( Beatles song lyric )
It's good to
play
together ( Microsoft Xbox advertising slogan )
It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you
play
the game
Juno and the Paycock (
play
by Sean O'Casey )
Keep the
show
on the road
Kid n'
Play
( Nickname of Kevin Martin )
Kitchen sink drama
Lady Windermere's Fan (
play
by Oscar Wilde )
Let's do the
show
right here
Live in your world,
play
in ours ( Sony advertising slogan )
Long Day's Journey into Night (
play
by Eugene O'Neil )
Love
play
Make a
play
for
Make great
play
of
Man and Superman (
play
by George Bernard Shaw )
Mother Courage (
play
by Bertolt Brecht )
Mourning Becomes Electra (
play
by Eugene O'Neill )
Name, rank, and
serial
number
O Romeo, Romeo; wherefore art thou Romeo ( from the
play
by Shakespeare )
On
show
One-man
show
Peep
show
Play
Cupid
Play
God
Play
Misty For Me ( Clint Eastwood movie )
Play
a blinder
Play
a waiting game
Play
around
Play
ball
Play
both ends against the middle
Play
by ear
Play
by
play
Play
by the rules
Play
catch up
Play
catchup
Play
chicken
Play
dead
Play
devil's advocate
Play
dirty
Play
ducks and drakes
Play
fast and loose
Play
favorites
Play
favourites
Play
for keeps
Play
for time
Play
from the tips
Play
gooseberry
Play
hard to get
Play
hardball ( A baseball expression meaning to be or act tough or aggressive )
Play
havoc with
Play
hell
Play
hide the sausage
Play
hookey
Play
it again Sam
Play
it again, Sam ( New York State Lottery advertising slogan )
Play
it by the book
Play
it cool
Play
it for laughs
Play
it safe
Play
kissy face
Play
off
Play
possum
Play
safe
Play
second fiddle
Play
silly buggers
Play
softball ( A baseball expression meaning to ask easy questions )
Play
the field ( - indulge in a series of sexual relationships )
Play
the fool
Play
the game
Play
the old soldier
Play
the percentage game
Play
the race card
Play
the white man
Play
to win
Play
with fire
Play
within a
play
Play
your cards right
Play
your part
Play
yourself in
Playboy of the Western World (
play
by John Millington Synge )
Plug and
play
Roll over and
play
dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (
play
by Tom Stoppard )
Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel ( A catchphrase from Batman TV
show
)
Say kids, what time is it? ( A catchphrase from Howdy Doody
Show
)
Serial
killer
Serial
monogamy
Set the
stage
She Stoops to Conquer (
play
by Oliver Goldsmith )
Show
a clean pair of heels
Show
a leg
Show
a little leg
Show
and tell
Show
down
Show
me the money ( A catchphrase from Jerry Maguire )
Show
me the spot ( Abraham Lincoln quotation )
Show
no quarter
Show
of hands
Show
off
Show
pony
Show
some appreciation
Show
the door
Show
the flag
Show
the ropes
Show
the white feather
Show
up
Show
your hand
Show
your true colours
Show's over folks
Stage
door Johnny
Star of
stage
and screen
Steal the
show
Stop the
show
Suit you, sir ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
Sword
play
Take centre
stage
The Admirable Crichton (
Play
by J M Barrie and nickname of James Crichton )
The Amazing Race ( US TV
show
)
The Boys in the Band (
play
by Mart Crowley )
The Buddha of Suburbia
The Cherry Orchard (
play
by Anton Chekhov )
The Devil's Disciple ( Bernard Shaw
play
and Burt Lancaster movie )
The Ginger Man (
play
by JP Donleavy )
The Glass Menagerie (
play
by Tennessee Williams )
The Greatest
Show
on Earth ( Barnum & Bailey Circus advertising slogan )
The Iceman Cometh (
play
by Eugene O'Neill )
The Importance of Being Ernest (
play
by Oscar Wilde )
The Last Picture
Show
( Jeff Bridges movie )
The Plough and the Stars (
play
by Sean O'Casey )
The Quare Fellow (
play
by Brendan Behan )
The Scottish
play
The
Show
( Nickname of Harold Arceneaux )
The
Show
Business Capital Of The World ( Nickname of Hollywood California )
The Smartest Dumbbell in the History of
Show
Business ( Nickname of comedienne Gracie Allen )
The Truman
Show
( Jim Carey movie )
The greatest
tragedy
is indifference ( Red Cross advertising slogan )
The only
show
in town
The play's the thing
The
show
must go on
The
stage
is set
There's No Business Like
Show
Business ( Judy Garland song )
Threepenny Opera (
play
by Bertolt Brecht )
Tonight's top ten list ( A catchphrase from David Letterman In The Late
Show
)
Triple
play
( A baseball expression denoting the act of making three outs during the same
play
)
Two can
play
at that game
View from a Bridge (
play
by Arthur Miller )
Waiting for Godot (
play
by Samuel Beckett )
We won't make a drama out of a crisis ( Commercial Union advertising slogan )
When the cat's away the mice will
play
Which was nice ( A catchphrase from The Fast
Show
)
Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf? (
play
by Edward Albee )
Why don't we do the
show
right here?
You hum it and I'll
play
it
You just can't help
acting
on Impulse ( Impulse Deodorant advertising slogan )