dramatics

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behaviour in which someone expresses or tries to create stronger emotion than is necessary or than they really feel:

She just gets on with the job without the need for dramatics or personal attention.

Can we please stop the dramatics and calm down?

the study of acting in and producing plays:

The school set up a course in public speaking and dramatics.

By the age of 6 she was studying singing, dancing, and dramatics.