The Chalk Garden
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The Chalk Garden is a 1955 stage play by Enid Bagnold, best known as a witty, psychologically nuanced drama about a mysterious governess who transforms a troubled household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Chalk Garden canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | film ⓘ |
| author | Enid Bagnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayOpeningYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| BroadwayProducer | Theatre Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayStar |
Gladys Cooper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siobhán McKenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayTheatre | Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Ronald Neame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Deborah Kerr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edith Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Hayley Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Theatre Royal, Haymarket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Chalk Garden (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
English country house
ⓘ
Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class and social status
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emotional repression ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ nature versus nurture ⓘ redemption ⓘ secrets and revelation ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Laurel
NERFINISHED
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Maitland NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Madrigal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs St Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRevival | 1956 Broadway production ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | mid-20th-century British theatre ⓘ |
| producedBy | Binkie Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
psychological nuance
ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coming of age
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family relationships ⓘ gardening ⓘ governess ⓘ psychological transformation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Enid Bagnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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