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am-dram, a. and n. Brit.
Brit. |ˈamdram|, U.S. |ˈæmˌdræm|
Forms: 19– am dram, 19– am-dram, 19– AmDram, 19– amdram
[‹ am (shortened ‹amateur n.) + dram (shortened ‹dramatic n.), after amateur dramatics n. Compare earlier amateur dramatic adj.]
and n. Amateur dramatic. Also as n.: amateur dramatics.
1985Financial Times (Nexis) 6 Apr. i. 16 They have an almost symbiotic attitude to their duping of Falstaff; their foul vowels are a front for am dram aspirations. 1990Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Apr. a41/2 There is..a clear danger of setting back the clock to the bad old days of am dram in the classroom, with teacher as director and the child as stooge. 1995Observer 19 Nov. (Review section) 18/7 What tragic intensity there was had already been sabotaged by a prolonged scene between a bolshie Scouse playwright and the amdram society in the village hall. 2000Daily Tel. 4 May 29/4 They found walking sticks training sweet peas..and crutches languishing in am-dram props cupboards. |