Stuff Happens
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Stuff Happens is a 2004 political play by British dramatist David Hare that dramatizes the lead-up to the Iraq War through a mix of documented events and imagined dialogue among world leaders.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | David Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
UN weapons inspections in Iraq
NERFINISHED
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diplomatic negotiations before the Iraq War ⓘ preparation for the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Colin Powell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Condoleezza Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Cheney NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Rumsfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ George W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Blix NERFINISHED ⓘ Kofi Annan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political play ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
dramatist
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
docudrama
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verbatim theatre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightNationality | British ⓘ |
| premieredAt | National Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredIn | Olivier Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Nations headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subject |
American politics
ⓘ
British politics ⓘ Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States foreign policy NERFINISHED ⓘ War on Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
| theme |
media and public opinion
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morality of war ⓘ political responsibility ⓘ truth and spin in politics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Donald Rumsfeld quote "Stuff happens" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
documented events
ⓘ
imagined dialogue ⓘ |
| writer | David Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 2004 ⓘ |
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