No Man's Land
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No Man's Land is a 1975 play by Harold Pinter that blends memory, ambiguity, and dark humor in a tense encounter between two aging writers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No Man's Land canonical | 2 |
| No Man's Land (2016–2017 UK and US tour) | 1 |
| No Man's Land (play) | 1 |
| No Man’s Land | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| characterInPlay |
Briggs
ⓘ
Foster ⓘ Hirst ⓘ Spooner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| dateOfPremiere | 1975-04-23 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Eyre Methuen ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle |
elliptical
ⓘ
pauses and silences ⓘ |
| hasMedium | stage ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceHistory | frequently revived on stage ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasType |
comedy of menace
ⓘ
memory play ⓘ |
| isPartOfCanonOf | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| movement | postwar British drama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of memory and reality
ⓘ
dark humor ⓘ use of ambiguity ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Harold Pinter's late plays ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Old Vic Theatre ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| setting | a house in Hampstead ⓘ |
| subject |
alcohol
ⓘ
social class ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | encounter between two aging writers ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
ambiguity ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ |
| writer | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1975 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
No Man's Land (play)
this entity surface form:
No Man's Land (2016–2017 UK and US tour)