Celebration

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"Celebration" is a one-act darkly comic play by British dramatist Harold Pinter that satirizes social pretensions and power dynamics during a restaurant dinner.

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Celebration canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf one-act play
play
theatrical work
author Harold Pinter
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dialogueStyle Pinteresque
explores emotional cruelty
verbal aggression
firstDirector Harold Pinter
firstPerformanceCity London, England
surface form: London
firstPerformanceCountry United Kingdom
firstPerformanceDate 2000
firstPerformancePlace London, England
surface form: London
firstPerformanceTheatre Almeida Theatre
firstProducedBy Almeida Theatre Company
firstPublicationDate 2000
genre dark comedy
satire
hasCharacterType restaurant staff
wealthy diners
hasCriticalReception mixed to positive reviews
hasDramatist Harold Pinter
hasForm one-act play
hasNotableProduction National Theatre production
hasOriginalMedium stage
hasPlaywrightNationality British
hasStructure single continuous scene
hasTheme abuse of power
class conflict
marital relationships
sexual jealousy
social climbing
hasTone darkly comic
isOftenPairedWith Party Time
The Room
numberOfActs 1
originalLanguage English
partOf Harold Pinter plays
setting restaurant
subjectMatter power dynamics
social pretension
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary to its writing
usesDevice menace beneath comedy
non sequitur dialogue
repetition
writer Harold Pinter

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Harold Pinter notableWork Celebration
Addiction followsInTracklist Celebration
Material Girl includedIn Celebration