Rumors (stage play)
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Rumors is a 1988 farcical stage comedy by Neil Simon that follows a group of affluent New Yorkers whose attempts to conceal a scandalous incident spiral into increasingly absurd misunderstandings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rumors (Broadway play) | 1 |
| Rumors (stage play) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farce
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| author | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | full-length play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ |
| hasActCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | affluent New Yorkers ⓘ |
| hasDramaticConflict |
characters attempting to hide the truth
ⓘ
escalating lies and cover-ups ⓘ |
| hasEnsembleCast | true ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
door-slamming farce
ⓘ
situational comedy ⓘ witty banter ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
marital discord ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ the fragility of social status ⓘ the spread of gossip ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Neil Simon plays ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | covering up a scandalous incident ⓘ |
| notableFor |
escalating misunderstandings
ⓘ
physical comedy ⓘ rapid-fire dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| setting |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
suburban home ⓘ |
| structure | ensemble comedy ⓘ |
| subject |
deception
ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ misunderstandings ⓘ social scandal ⓘ upper-class New Yorkers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
farce-like
ⓘ
fast-paced ⓘ |
| typicalProductionVenue |
community theatres
ⓘ
high school theatres ⓘ regional theatres ⓘ |
| writer | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Rumors (Broadway play)