Come and Go
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"Come and Go" is a short, minimalist play by Samuel Beckett, renowned for its precise language and tightly choreographed staging, in which Billie Whitelaw gave a celebrated performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Come and Go canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minimalist play
ⓘ
play ⓘ short play ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | very short ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| character |
Flo
ⓘ
Ru ⓘ Vi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
economical
ⓘ
elliptical ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| firstPerformanceYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasStageDirections | yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
precise language
ⓘ
tightly choreographed staging ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter | Billie Whitelaw ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceBy | Billie Whitelaw ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | 3 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOf | Samuel Beckett's dramatic works ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century theatre ⓘ |
| setting |
a bench
ⓘ
unspecified location ⓘ |
| structure | single scene ⓘ |
| style |
highly choreographed
ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ mortality ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| writer | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
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