`` I should say it is the turning of courts of law into veritable theatres for sex dramas, involving clergymen and parishioners, psychiatrists and patients.

As Broadway itself becomes increasingly weighted down by trite, heavy-handed, commercially successful musicals and inspirational problem dramas, the American theatre is going through an inexorable renaissance in that nebulous area known as `` off-Broadway ''.

Some of the greatest screen performances come from dramas, as there is ample opportunity for actors to stretch into a role that most other genres cannot afford.

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations.

She is addicted to sleeping pills, absorbed in the shallow dramas played on her " parlor walls " ( flat-panel televisions ), and indifferent to the oppressive society around her.

So far as can be seen, the chief interest in Homer's works is that of human feeling and emotion, and of drama ; indeed, his works are often referred to as " dramas ".

A thematic consistency throughout his films, whether they examine broad political situations, or smaller intimate dramas, is his focus on personal relationships.

Penguins have also found their way into a number of cartoons and television dramas ; perhaps the most notable of these is Pingu, created by Silvio Mazzola in 1986 and covering more than 100 short episodes.

These dramas are distinguished by their emphasis on a strong sense of style, deportment, and a witty repartee that is used to conceal the raw emotions which lie just beneath the surfaces of the dramatic lives of its characters.

The cycle is modelled after ancient Greek dramas that were presented as three tragedies and one satyr play.

* Vespasian starts the building of the Colosseum ; the amphitheatre is used for gladiatorial games and public spectacles, such as sea battles, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas of Classical mythology.

is the best known early form of the dramas, a dramatised liturgical dialogue between the angel at the tomb of Christ and the women who are seeking his body.

While the object from which the genre is derived dates from the Renaissance, theater historians argue that slapstick comedy has been at least somewhat present in almost all comedic genres since the rejuvenation of theater in church liturgical dramas in the Middle Ages.

It is also remembered for its relatively unique setting, notable during a time when most crime dramas of the era were set in or around the Los Angeles or New York City areas.

Richard Wagner is perhaps most famous in this regard, with his transformations of Germanic legends and events into epic subjects for his operas and music dramas.

Drama is aired daily on Radio 4 in the form of afternoon plays, a Friday evening play, short dramas included in the daily Woman's Hour program, Saturday plays and Sunday classic serials.

Though the series is often remembered solely for its gruesome stories and sound effects, Cooper's scripts for Lights Out were well-written and offered innovations seldom heard in early radio dramas, including multiple first person narrators, stream of consciousness monologues and scripts that contrasted a duplicitious character's internal monologue and his spoken words.

Until today Germany is the country where the most radio dramas are produced and listened to.

Quebec's culture has only recently gained exposure in Europe, especially since the Quiet Revolution ( Révolution tranquille ), and the difference in dialects and culture is large enough that Quebec French speakers overwhelmingly prefer their own " home grown " television dramas or sitcoms to shows from Europe.

It is widely believed by most practicing lawyers that legal dramas result in the general public having misconceptions about the legal process.

For example, conflict between parties make for an interesting story, which is why legal dramas emphasize the trial and ignore the fact that the vast majority of civil and criminal cases in the United States are settled out of court.

Legal dramas also focus on situations where there is an obvious injustice or ones in which either the plaintiff or defendant is very interesting and unusual.

The Western is popular in comic books, computer and video games, anime, role-playing games, and radio dramas.

CBC supporters also claim that additional, long-term funding is required to provide better Canadian dramas and improved local programming.

The reasons behind the invention of the Hyborian Age were perhaps commercial: Howard had an intense love for history and historical dramas ; however, at the same time, he recognized the difficulties and the time-consuming research work needed in maintaining historical accuracy.

Nevertheless he did not appreciate the Hellenistic poets, perhaps because he did not understand their culture: " Would you prefer to be Homer or Apollonius ?& nbsp ... No sane person would give just one tragedy, the Oedipus Rex, in exchange for all Ion's dramas.

Of these, The Jewess of Toledo ( Die Jüdin von Toledo, written in 1851 ), an admirable adaptation from the Spanish, has won a permanent place in the German classical repertory ; Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg is a powerful historical tragedy and Libussa is perhaps the most mature, as it is certainly the deepest, of all Grillparzer's dramas ; the latter two plays prove how much was lost by the poet's divorce from the theatre.

Winston is perhaps best known for television roles on the HBO dramas Six Feet Under and John from Cincinnati, and as Daniels in Star Trek: Enterprise.

The reasons behind the invention of the Hyborian Age were perhaps commercial: Howard had an intense love for history and historical dramas ; however, at the same time, he recognized the difficulties and the time-consuming research needed in maintaining historical accuracy.

At the time of his rise, professional Yiddish theater was still dominated by the spirit of the early ( 1886 – 1888 ) plays of its founder, Abraham Goldfaden, which derived in no small measure from Purim plays, often spectacles more than dramas ; Goldfaden's later works were generally operettas on more serious subjects, perhaps edifying, but not naturalistic.

This series was generally made on location, entirely on 16mm film, by Thames ' subsidiary Euston Films ( perhaps best known for dramas such as The Sweeney and Minder ), giving the programmes a consistently gritty feel.

This symphonic poem, perhaps more than any other of Tchaikovsky's works, shows the possible influence of Franz Liszt, both musically and in terms of subject matter, and Richard Wagner, whose music dramas Tchaikovsky had traveled to Bayreuth to review.

However, the Upper House's insistence on retaining the allotment system, and, perhaps more importantly, the Lantmanna Party's cutbacks, led to a series of dramas and a defeat for Posse, following which he resigned as Prime Minister on 13 June 1883.

One of his first efforts was the 1977 Die Konsequenz, a b / w 16 mm adaptation of Alexander Ziegler's autobiographical novel of homosexual love, a movie considered " one of the best ` 70s gay dramas ".

Of his dramas the best are Ponce de Leon ( 1804 ), Victoria und ihre Geschwister ( Berlin, 1817 ) and Die Grundung Prags ( Pesth, 1815 ).

Warner Bros. became best known, however, for its hard-hitting social dramas, whose production Jack Warner tended to support.

Rodman Edward " Rod " Serling ( December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975 ) was an American screenwriter, novelist, television producer, and narrator best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology TV series, The Twilight Zone.

Masterpiece is best known for presenting adaptations of novels and biographies, but it also shows original television dramas.

Chatterton is considered to be one of the best of the French romantic dramas and is still performed regularly.

He is best known for his roles as Tick in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Agent Smith in the Matrix trilogy, Elrond in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, " V " in V for Vendetta, and performances in numerous Australian character dramas.

These dramas, in which Tieck's poetic powers are to be seen at their best, are typical plays of the first Romantic school ; although formless, and destitute of dramatic qualities, they show the influence of both Calderón and Shakespeare.

" Most of the episodes Landon wrote and directed were dramas, including the 1972 two hour, " Forever ", which was recognized by TV guide as being one of televisions best specials ( November 1993 ).

William Kempe ( died 1603 ), also spelled Kemp, was an English actor and dancer specializing in comic roles and best known for having been one of the original players in early dramas by William Shakespeare.

* Marshall Lancaster ( born in Macclesfield, 1974 )-actor best known for playing DC Chris Skelton in the BBC dramas Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes.

On British television, he also portrayed actor Harry H. Corbett in The Curse of Steptoe, part of " a season of new one-off dramas for BBC Four revealing the stories behind some of Britain's best loved television entertainers, and their achievements ," first broadcast in March 2008.

Lonny Chapman ( October 1, 1920 – October 12, 2007 ) was an American television actor best known for his numerous guest star appearances on detective dramas, including Quincy, M. E., The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, and NYPD Blue.

The use of police procedural elements in superhero comics can partly be attributed to the success of Kurt Busiek's groundbreaking 1994 series Marvels, and his subsequent Astro City work, both of which examine the typical superhero universe from the viewpoint of the common man who witnesses the great dramas from afar, participating in them tangentially at best.

In his anxiety, however, to avoid all superfluous ornament, he has stripped his dramas of the embellishments of imagination ; and for the harmony and flow of poetical language he has substituted, even in his best performances, a style which, though correct and pure, is generally harsh, elaborate and abrupt ; often strained into unnatural energy or condensed into factitious conciseness.

If you can count the best dramas of recent years on the fingers of both hands, it's time to grow a new finger.

Although she is best known for comedy, most of these films were dramas, as when she starred with her " Jeannie " co-star Larry Hagman in A Howling in the Woods ( 1971 ).

He is best known for his verse dramas, notably The Lady's Not for Burning, which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s.

Throughout its 35-year history Pebble Mill produced some of the BBC's best dramas.

Wendy Moniz ( born January 19, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri, U. S .) is an American actress of Portuguese descent, best known for her role as Dinah Marler on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light ( 1995-1999, 2000, 2002 ) and primetime dramas Nash Bridges ( 2000-2001 ) and The Guardian ( 2001-2004 ).

It was subsequently voted one of the ten best radio dramas of all time by readers of the magazine Radio Times.

In 1988, Vale Tudo, one of Brazilian television's best dramas, premiered on Rede Globo, followed by its Tela Quente weekly film block, aired on Mondays.

Full House in 2004 and Goong (" Palace " or " Princess Hours ") in 2006, are prominent examples as both have been counted as the best dramas of their respective years.