Abigail's Party (stage)
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Abigail's Party (stage) is a darkly comic British play by Mike Leigh that satirizes middle-class aspirations and social awkwardness during an excruciating suburban drinks party.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abigail's Party (stage) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy play
ⓘ
satirical play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Mike Leigh ⓘ |
| developmentMethod | devised through improvisation with actors ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | one-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| firstPerformanceDate | 1977-04-18 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Hampstead Theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Abigail's Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Abigail's Party (television film)
|
| hasCharacter |
Angela
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Beverly ⓘ Laurence ⓘ Sue ⓘ Tony ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic relationships
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gender roles ⓘ social climbing ⓘ suburban lifestyle ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class anxiety
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marital tension ⓘ materialism ⓘ middle-class aspirations ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satire of 1970s British middle-class life
ⓘ
use of cringe-inducing social situations ⓘ |
| originalDirector | Mike Leigh ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalLeadActor | Alison Steadman ⓘ |
| originalLeadRole | Beverly ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
improvisation-based development
ⓘ
naturalistic ⓘ |
| period | contemporary drama of the 1970s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The play depicts an excruciating drinks party hosted by Beverly and Laurence for their neighbours, exposing social pretensions and personal tensions. ⓘ |
| producer | Hampstead Theatre ⓘ |
| setting |
1970s England
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suburban London ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationBroadcaster | BBC ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationSeries | Play for Today ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 1970s ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Abigail ⓘ |
| titleReference | Abigail's offstage teenage party next door ⓘ |
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Subject: Abigail's Party (stage) Description of subject: Abigail's Party (stage) is a darkly comic British play by Mike Leigh that satirizes middle-class aspirations and social awkwardness during an excruciating suburban drinks party.
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