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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a familiar play" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a theatrical work that is well-known or recognized by the audience.
Example: "The director chose to stage a familiar play that audiences have loved for generations."
Alternatives: "a well-known play" or "a recognized play".
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Van Hove does not always rely on spareness to make a familiar play seem new.
The results are moving and, even more impressive in such a familiar play, suspenseful.
Desserts drew from a familiar play list (pecan pie, brownie sundae, cheesecake, mixed berries).
Not a familiar play, either, but a mashing together of several of the histories.
We end up with a straightforward, often quite funny, eventually wearing, rendering of a familiar play.
It's a haunting and haunted revival of a familiar play, and one that makes you see it afresh.
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Last week as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of President Obama's landmark legislation the Affordable Care Act, a familiar drama was playing out on the steps of the High Court.
It also has a comfortably familiar play style; a true RPG at heart, with turn-based, Final Fantasy series-style combat.
Instead the festival has substituted a more familiar play, "As You Like It," in a compact rendering at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, performed with enthusiasm by a sprightly, fresh-faced ensemble.
In other words, this is a now very familiar play: Give us enough usage data and we'll give you recommendations in return.
Tuesday we watched a familiar scene play out: a politician mired in a sex scandal held a press conference while his wife stood next to him offering her support and an impressive range of facial expressions.
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