The phrase "acrimonious play" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a theatrical performance or a situation that is characterized by bitterness or hostility.
Example: "The critics were divided on the merits of the acrimonious play, which depicted a family torn apart by betrayal."
Alternatives: "bitter drama" or "hostile performance".
Also missing from the acrimonious play-off victory in Serbia that secured England's place in Euro 2013 in Israel are Danny Rose, Jack Butland, Craig Dawson, Henri Lansbury, Nathan Delfouneso and Marvin Sordell.
The two have ended a feud that developed over years of acrimonious championship play.
After days of often acrimonious debate, played out against a desperate clock, as Colonel Qaddafi's troops advanced to within 100 miles of the rebel capital of Benghazi, Libya, the Security Council authorized member nations to take "all necessary measures" to protect civilians, diplomatic code words calling for military action.
The vote — 255 to 67, with one Democrat voting present — followed an acrimonious debate that played out hours after the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Mr. Obama's health care law, dashing the hopes of conservatives.
The acrimonious back and forth played out amid continuing turmoil in the region.
In 1975, Barrett appeared at the Royal Court theatre as the larrikin Cooley in Don's Party, an Australian play about an acrimonious gathering on the night of the country's 1969 general election.
Pietersen, 32, left Hampshire in acrimonious circumstances in 2010 having played rarely for them after breaking into the England Test team in 2005.
But Valentine, who had an acrimonious relationship with Bonilla when he played for the Mets, later said, "I obviously wasn't using him in the right situations".
In recent weeks, the clashing story lines have been playing out in public, as the acrimonious relationship between Mr. Kennard and the broadcasters has bubbled over into the courts and Congress.
After an acrimonious campaign relationship with the technology sector, the play-nice period fostered by Trump's December 15 Tech CEO Summit has definitely waned.
There is, however, another element of a gamble in the appointment of the 45-year-old former Brighton manager, who left them in acrimonious and bitter circumstances after reaching the Championship play-offs last season.
