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.

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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
Beverly
Laurence
Sue
Tony
hasSubject domestic relationships
gender roles
social climbing
suburban lifestyle
mainTheme class anxiety
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
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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Alison Steadman notableWork Abigail's Party (stage)