The Chairman
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The Chairman is a central, often comedic and meta-theatrical narrator/host figure in the musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' unfinished novel "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
meta-theatrical character ⓘ narrator ⓘ stage role ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Drood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mystery of Edwin Drood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Rupert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breaksFourthWall | true ⓘ |
| commentaryStyle | meta-theatrical commentary ⓘ |
| controls |
audience participation
ⓘ
voting on the ending ⓘ |
| genreContext | musical theatre ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
host
ⓘ
master of ceremonies ⓘ narrator ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | stage adaptation of an unfinished novel ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionOnStage |
explaining plot developments
ⓘ
introducing characters ⓘ mediating between actors and audience ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood (unfinished novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStructure |
audience surrogate
ⓘ
central framing device ⓘ guide to the audience ⓘ |
| settingContext | Victorian music hall ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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self-referential ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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