1778 T. Warton II. xvi. 387 I believe, the frequency of these school-plays suggested to Shakespeare the names of Seneca and Plautus as dramatic authors.
1870 Dec. 713/2 A very bright account, in her most glowing effusive vein, of a school-play, and of the girls who acted it.
1934 May 17/2 And now the big event that loomed ahead of him was the school play. His father was coming to see him act.
2005 N. Laird 210 Danny hadn't been so frequently referred to as ‘Sir’ since he'd played Lord Windermere in their school play.