Adventure Story

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biographical drama historical play stage play theatrical work

Adventure Story is a historical stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that dramatizes the life and conquests of Alexander the Great.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical drama ⓘ
historical play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author Terence Rattigan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts conquests of Alexander the Great ⓘ
life of Alexander the Great ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
firstPerformanceDate 1949 ⓘ
firstPerformedAt St James's Theatre ⓘ
genre biographical play ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation television production of Adventure Story ⓘ
hasCharacter Alexander the Great ⓘ
Aristotle ⓘ
Hephaestion ⓘ
Olympias ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
hasTheme identity and destiny ⓘ
the burden of leadership ⓘ
the cost of conquest ⓘ
isAbout Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Macedonian Empire

military campaigns ⓘ
personal ambition ⓘ
political power ⓘ
mainSubject Alexander the Great ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of Alexander the Great on stage ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalLeadActor Paul Scofield ⓘ
originalLeadRole Alexander the Great ⓘ
partOf Terence Rattigan's stage works ⓘ
producer Binkie Beaumont ⓘ
publicationYear 1949 ⓘ
settingPeriod 4th century BC ⓘ
settingPlace Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greece

Persian Empire ⓘ
televisionAdaptationCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
televisionAdaptationLeadActor Sean Connery ⓘ
televisionAdaptationLeadRole Alexander the Great ⓘ
televisionAdaptationNetwork BBC ⓘ
televisionAdaptationYear 1961 ⓘ
writer Terence Rattigan ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Terence Rattigan → notableWork → Adventure Story ⓘ
Terence Rattigan → wrote → Adventure Story ⓘ