戏剧旧时专指戏曲，后用为戏剧、话剧、歌剧、舞剧、诗剧等的总称。文学上的戏剧概念是指为戏剧表演所创作的脚本，即剧本。戏剧的表演形式多种多样，常见的包括话剧、歌剧、舞剧、音乐剧、木偶戏等。
从表演形式上，可分为话剧、歌剧、舞剧、诗剧、广播剧、电视剧、街头剧、活报剧等；
从作品内容的性质上，可分悲剧、喜剧、正剧等；
从故事情节上，可分为独幕剧、多幕剧等；
从时代分，可以分为历史剧和现代剧。
Refers specifically to old opera theater, later as drama, drama, opera, ballet, drama, etc. general. Literature on the concept of drama is created by the drama script, that script. Performing a variety of forms of drama, common, including drama, opera, ballet, musical theater, puppet shows and so on.
From the show form, can be divided into drama, opera, dance, drama, radio, TV, street theater, live drama, etc.;
Content from the works of nature, can be divided into tragedy, comedy, drama and so on are;
From the story, it can be divided into one-act play, multi-act play, etc.;
From the time points, can be divided into historical drama and modern drama.