theatrical production Oh! Calcutta!
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Oh! Calcutta! is a controversial avant-garde theatrical revue known for its explicit sexual themes, nudity, and experimental sketches that challenged mainstream stage conventions.
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| Oh! Calcutta! | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatrical revue ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| contributor |
Clive Barnes
NERFINISHED
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Edna O’Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Pinter NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jules Feiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Melfi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Kenneth Tynan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde theatre
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erotic theatre ⓘ revue ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Oh! Calcutta! (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
counterculture
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nudity ⓘ sexual liberation ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social satire ⓘ taboo subjects ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1960s counterculture
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sexual revolution ⓘ |
| knownFor |
breaking theatrical taboos
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controversial content ⓘ explicit sexual sketches ⓘ full-frontal nudity on stage ⓘ long Broadway run ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableBroadwayRevivalYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| productionType | offbeat commercial theatre ⓘ |
| reception |
commercially successful
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critically divisive ⓘ |
| stageConventionsChallenged |
conventional modest costuming
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mainstream attitudes toward sex on stage ⓘ traditional narrative structure ⓘ |
| structure |
ensemble performance
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series of sketches ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
censorship debates
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obscenity controversies ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
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