The Homecoming
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The Homecoming is a darkly comic and unsettling stage play by Harold Pinter that explores power, sexuality, and family dynamics within a working-class North London household.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Homecoming canonical | 5 |
| The Homecoming (stage production) | 2 |
| The Homecoming (1973 film) | 1 |
| The Homecoming (original London production) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| actCount | 2 ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| author | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| awarded | Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Music Box Theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
ambiguous motivations
ⓘ
menacing atmosphere ⓘ pauses and silences ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Methuen ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Homecoming
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Homecoming (1973 film)
|
| hasCharacter |
Joey
ⓘ
Lenny ⓘ Max ⓘ Ruth ⓘ Sam ⓘ Teddy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alienation
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domination ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ power ⓘ sexuality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| premiereDate | 1965-03-03 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Aldwych Theatre ⓘ |
| producedBy | Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
North London
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working-class household ⓘ |
| style | Pinteresque ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
intra-family power struggle
ⓘ
return of an expatriate son ⓘ sexual bargaining ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic study
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
| writer | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Homecoming (stage production)
this entity surface form:
The Homecoming (original London production)
this entity surface form:
The Homecoming (stage production)
this entity surface form:
The Homecoming (1973 film)