noun
closet drama; lesedrama
A rare literary term for a play intended to be read rather than performed. The cross-reference レーゼドラマ is the more common loanword for this concept.
See also: レーゼドラマ
ゲーテの『ファウスト』は書斎劇として読まれることもある。
Goethe's 'Faust' is sometimes read as a closet drama.