After the Dance

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"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.

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After the Dance canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
stage play
author Terence Rattigan
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
exploresTheme generational change
marital strain
social responsibility
the cost of a hedonistic lifestyle
unrequited love
firstPerformanceDate 1939
follows interwar British society
genre drama
social drama
hasCharacterType bright young things
hasHistoricalContext between World War I and World War II
hasNationalityOfAuthor British
notableFor critique of frivolity and escapism
portrayal of interwar British upper-class society
originalLanguage English
partOf Terence Rattigan’s early works
settingLocation London, England
surface form: London
settingTime interwar period
subject Bright Young Things
disillusionment
emotional fallout
hedonism
workPeriod 20th-century British theatre
writtenBy Terence Rattigan

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Description of subject: "After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.

Referenced by (5)

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Terence Rattigan notableWork After the Dance
Terence Rattigan wrote After the Dance
Thea Sharrock directedPlay After the Dance
I Want You hasPart After the Dance
Adrian Scarborough awardReceivedFor After the Dance