compressionismn.
/kəmˈprɛʃənɪz(ə)m/ Theatre.
A type of drama presenting a small number of characters in a confined situation.
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unity1668
constructionism1924
compressionism1961
1961 L. Kitchin in 20th Cent. Feb. 169 Compressionism must have..shot its bolt in the theatre. Its natural home is television.
1963 Times 26 Apr. 6/6 Compressionism, an intensification of Webernian high pressure, a matter of desperate, boxed-in themes.
Derivatives
comˈpressionist n. and adj.
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satyric1637
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slice of life1895
glued-up1906
compressionist1961
am-dram1985
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > playwriting > [noun] > playwright > of specific types of play
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farceur1889
thesis-playwright1902
thick ear1909
music-dramatist1947
compressionist1961
psychodramatist1973
1961 L. Kitchin in 20th Cent. Feb. 168 Pinter is a compressionist, like Sartre in Huis Clos where the damned pace a hotel room forever.
1963 Listener 24 Jan. 157/2 A compressionist play is one in which the characters are insulated from society in such a way as to encourage the maximum conflict of attitudes.
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