What Where

E358994

"What Where" is a short, late-period stage play by Samuel Beckett known for its minimalist style and exploration of memory, identity, and interrogation.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
What Where canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play
theatrical work
adaptedAs television play
audienceInterpretation open-ended
author Samuel Beckett
countryOfOrigin Ireland
dramaticDevice abstract setting
disembodied voice
fragmented dialogue
interrogation scenes
non-naturalistic lighting
precise stage directions
repetition
featuresCharacter Bam
Bem
Bim
bom
surface form: Bom

Voice of Bam
firstPerformanceLanguage German
form one-act play
genre absurdist drama
experimental theatre
language English
medium stage
movement Theatre of the Absurd
narrativeMode circular structure
notableFor extreme economy of language
highly controlled staging
periodInAuthorCareer late period
setting unspecified place
structure short play
style minimalist
subjectMatter coercion
erasure of memory
failure of communication
search for truth
theme identity
interrogation
memory
power dynamics
surveillance
uncertainty
timeSetting unspecified time
tone bleak
enigmatic
writer Samuel Beckett

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Billie Whitelaw notableWork What Where