Chess (original London production)
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Chess (original London production) is the acclaimed 1986 West End staging of the Cold War–themed musical by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus, noted for its sophisticated score and dramatic staging.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chess (original London production) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Chess (original London production) Context triple: [Trevor Nunn, directed, Chess (original London production)]
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Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard are the monarch’s ceremonial bodyguards in the United Kingdom, known as one of the oldest royal military corps and recognizable by their distinctive Tudor-style uniforms.
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All's Well with Bingo
"All's Well with Bingo" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring members of the Drones Club, notably the hapless Bingo Little.
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Half a Sixpence (musical)
Half a Sixpence is a British stage musical, with music and lyrics by David Heneker, based on H.G. Wells’s novel "Kipps" about an orphaned draper’s assistant who unexpectedly inherits a fortune.
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Stage Door
Stage Door is a 1937 American comedy-drama film about aspiring actresses living in a New York boarding house, noted for its sharp dialogue and ensemble cast including Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
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E.
The Mousetrap play-within-a-play
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chess (original London production) Target entity description: Chess (original London production) is the acclaimed 1986 West End staging of the Cold War–themed musical by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus, noted for its sophisticated score and dramatic staging.
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A.
Yeomen of the Guard
The Yeomen of the Guard are the monarch’s ceremonial bodyguards in the United Kingdom, known as one of the oldest royal military corps and recognizable by their distinctive Tudor-style uniforms.
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B.
All's Well with Bingo
"All's Well with Bingo" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring members of the Drones Club, notably the hapless Bingo Little.
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C.
Half a Sixpence (musical)
Half a Sixpence is a British stage musical, with music and lyrics by David Heneker, based on H.G. Wells’s novel "Kipps" about an orphaned draper’s assistant who unexpectedly inherits a fortune.
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D.
Stage Door
Stage Door is a 1937 American comedy-drama film about aspiring actresses living in a New York boarding house, noted for its sharp dialogue and ensemble cast including Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
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E.
The Mousetrap play-within-a-play
The Mousetrap is the play-within-a-play staged by Hamlet to mirror King Hamlet’s murder and expose King Claudius’s guilt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West End musical production
ⓘ
theatrical production ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chess (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | acclaimed West End staging ⓘ |
| hasAudience | theatre-goers in London ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
concept musical
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live stage performance ⓘ |
| hasMusicalNumber |
Anthem
ⓘ
Endgame NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven Help My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ I Know Him So Well NERFINISHED ⓘ Merano NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobody’s Side NERFINISHED ⓘ One Night in Bangkok NERFINISHED ⓘ Pity the Child NERFINISHED ⓘ Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Arbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ You and I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
act 1
ⓘ
act 2 ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Cold War era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international chess tournaments ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
defection
ⓘ
personal sacrifice ⓘ political tension ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Cold War politics ⓘ |
| isVersionOf | Chess (concept album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| lyricist | Tim Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Tim Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic staging
ⓘ
sophisticated score ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Prince Edward Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West End theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | West End production ⓘ |
| startTime | 1986 ⓘ |
| workChronology | precedes Broadway production of Chess ⓘ |
| workTitle | Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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