The phrase "charming play" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a play that is delightful, endearing, and enjoyable to watch. Example: "The audience was captivated by the charming play, with its witty banter, heartwarming story, and talented actors."
Of course, it helps when those two actors are Alec Baldwin and Renee Fleming who both exude an effortless charm (even when they're on book) that buoys A.R. Gurney's charming play of a lifelong friendship told through a series of letters.
A dour, implacable boulder inspires moments of charming play.
Shakespeare's witty and charming play tells of four young lovers who blunder into the crossfire of the warring fairy king and queen, Oberon and Titania.
It's a charming play, but given a slightly over-strenuous production here as if Wright is trying to assert his theatrical credentials.
If, in the end, this small, charming play feels a bit slight, Mr. Gurney's genteel command of story and structure are obvious, and the distant echoes of '70s social turbulence gain new resonance in an age of gated communities and 1 percenters.
His performance as Mark Antony was captured in an ATV production of Antony and Cleopatra in 1974, and a snatch of it also turned up in "Shakespeare – or Bust", a charming Play for Today the same year, in which three Yorkshire miners make a pilgrimage to Stratford, only to be turned away from the theatre, which they take to be a decision based on social class rather than seat capacity.
To the 7th-century king Harṣa of Kanauj are attributed three charming plays: Ratnāvalī and Priyadarśikā, both of which are of the harem type; and Nāgānanda ("The Joy of the Serpents"), inspired by Buddhism and illustrating the generosity of the snake deity Jīmūtavāhana.
It is often charming: live play-by-play coverage of high-school basketball or neighbours calling in to complain about the town library's new hours or the closure of its factory.
This charming, offbeat play from the Debate Society of Brooklyn is sneakily funny, but not at the expense of its characters, mumbling sweeties who play bingo, collect beer cans and take pride in their work.
When his friend Terence Rattigan's charming first play was savaged by the influential critic James Agate, Gielgud wrote a strong letter of protest to Agate's newspaper.
The rapper is seen smoking and walking around (what's presumably Toronto) at night, stopping by some sort of underground volleyball club where charming ladies play the game in slow motion.
