The Play's the Thing

The Play's the Thing may refer to:


 * "The play's the thing", a quotation from Shakespeare's play Hamlet Act 2 Scene 2
 * Actors Studio (TV series), a 1948-50 American television series later retitled The Play's the Thing
 * The Play's the Thing (TV series), a 1974 Canadian television series
 * The Play's the Thing (play), an adaptation by P. G. Wodehouse of The Play at the Castle by Ferenc Molnár
 * "The Play's the Thing", an episode of Arthur
 * "The Play's the Thing" (SpongeBob SquarePants), an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants