Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

is a form of fiction represented in performance in a theatre or on radio or television. Drama may also refer to:

Subgenres of drama

Drama (film and television) In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

, a genre of film and television series with an intent for a serious tone *

Comedy drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple co ...

, a genre made of a combination of comedy and drama *

Docudrama Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of television and film, which features dramatized re-enactments of actual events. It is described as a hybrid of documentary and drama and "a fact-based representation of real event". Docudramas typic ...

, a genre of film and television that involves dramatized re-enactments of events * Legal drama, a genre of film and television *

Melodrama A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

, a variant of drama that involves exaggeration of plot and characters to evoke strong emotions * Political drama, a variant of drama that involves political components

Music

Performers and labels

Drama (American band) Drama (stylized as DRAMA) is a duo from Chicago consisting of producer Na'el Shehade and vocalist/songwriter Via Rosa (born Lluvia Rosa Vela). Often described as a blend of R&B and dance, their music spans a wide variety of genres including pop ...

, a dance/R&B duo * Drama (British band), a rock band * Drama (Norwegian band), a 1980s boy band *

Drama (rapper) Terence L. Cook (born December 20, 1982), known professionally as Drama, is an American rapper, best known for his 1999 single " Left, Right, Left". He signed to Atlantic Records and released his debut album '' Causin' Drama'' (2000) the follo ...

(born 1981), American rapper * DJ Drama (born 1978), American DJ *

Drama Records Ivy Queen Musa Sound Corporation (formerly known as Filtro Musik and later Drama Records) is a multi-genre record label founded by Ivy Queen and José Guadalupe in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2005 with the release of Ivy Queen's fifth studio album ...

, a Puerto Rican record label

Albums

* ''Drama'' (Bananarama album), 2006 * ''Drama'' (Bitter:Sweet album) or the title song, 2008 * ''Drama'' (Carolin Fortenbacher album), 2008 * ''Drama'' (Jamelia album), 2000 * ''Drama'' (Jang Minho album) or the title song, 2017 * ''Drama'' (Montt Mardié album), 2005 * ''Drama'' (Yes album), 1980 * ''Drama'' (Aaron Yan EP), 2014 * ''Drama'' (Nine Muses EP) or the title song, 2015 * ''Drama'', by Flaw, 2000 * ''Drama'', by Shindy, 2019

Songs

* "Drama" (song), by Kate Miller-Heidke, 2014 * "

Drama! "Drama!" is the first single released from English synth-pop duo Erasure's fourth studio album, ''Wild!'' (1989). Written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, the synthpop song begins with a low-key keyboard line and a subdued vocal from Bell. As th ...

", by Erasure, 1989 * "Drama", by AJR from '' The Click'', 2017 * "Drama", by Dave from '' Psychodrama'', 2019 * "Drama", by DJ Kay Slay from ''

The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2 ''The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2'' is the second studio album by American DJ, DJ Kay Slay, released on March 30, 2004, through Columbia Records. Background The album was the follow-up to Kay Slay's ''The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1'' released the previous ...

'', 2004 * "Drama", by Erykah Badu from '' Baduizm'', 1997 * "Drama", by Ivy Queen from '' Diva'', 2003 * "Drama", by Pink Sweats, 2018

Film and television

* ''Drama'' (2010 film), a Chilean film * ''Drama'' (2012 film), an Indian film directed by Yogaraj Bhat * ''Drama'' (2018 film), an Indian film directed by Ranjith *

Drama (British TV channel) Drama is a British free-to-air television channel broadcasting drama (and, to a lesser extent, comedy, sci-fi) programming in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of the UKTV network of channels. History The channel launched on 8 July 2013, ...

, a UKTV network free-to-air television channel *

Drama (MENA TV channel) Drama TV ( ar, قناة دراما, ''Qanāt Drāmā''), formerly known as Abu Dhabi Drama ( ar, أبوظبي دراما, ''Abū Ẓabī Drāmā'') and sometimes referred to as AD Drama, was a Pan Arab television channel owned by Abu Dhabi Medi ...

, a Pan-Arab television channel * Alibi (TV channel), formerly UK Drama, a pay television channel *

Syrian Drama TV Syrian Drama TV ( ar, قناة سورية دراما) is a government owned television station based in Damascus, Syria since 20 August 2009. Syrian Drama TV broadcast was stopped on Eutelsat Hot Bird, Hot Bird 13 East on 22 October 2012. Its go ...

, a government-owned television station * ''Drama'' (British TV series), a 1977 anthology series * ''Drama'' (Spanish TV series), a 2020 streaming series *

Johnny "Drama" Chase Jonathan "Drama" Chase is a fictional character in the comedy-drama television series ''Entourage''. He is played by Kevin Dillon. He is often addressed by other characters as Johnny Drama or Drama, but is credited in his movies and TV shows as ...

, a character in the HBO television series ''Entourage''

Places

Drama (regional unit) Drama ( el, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Δράμας, ''Perifereiakí Enótita Drámas'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its capital is the town of Drama. The regional unit ...

, Greece ** Drama, Greece, the capital city *

Drama, Šentjernej Drama () is a village in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Dolenja Go ...

, a village in Slovenia * Drama, a village in Yambol Province, Bulgaria

Other uses

* ''Drama'' (graphic novel), a 2012 graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier * '' Icona drama'', a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae * ''

The Drama There are two magazines with the name ''The Drama''. Around 1923, ''The Drama'' was a monthly review of the allied arts of the theatre sponsored by the Drama League of America. VOL 13 NOS. 8 and 9 was dated May-June 1923. It was edited by Theo ...

'', two defunct American arts magazines