The Duck House (stage play)
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The Duck House is a British political farce by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash that satirizes the UK parliamentary expenses scandal through the misadventures of an MP and his family.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Duck House (stage play) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Duck House (stage play) Context triple: [James Dreyfus, notableWork, The Duck House (stage play)]
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A.
The Playhouse
The Playhouse is a 1921 silent short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, famous for its groundbreaking multiple-exposure effects that show Keaton playing nearly every role on screen.
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B.
Hooters (play)
Hooters is an early comedic stage play by Ted Tally that satirizes dating, gender roles, and romantic expectations.
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C.
Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck is a 1966 dark teen comedy film satirizing high school culture and materialism, written and directed by George Axelrod and starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld.
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D.
The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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E.
Dodsworth (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: The Duck House (stage play) Target entity description: The Duck House is a British political farce by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash that satirizes the UK parliamentary expenses scandal through the misadventures of an MP and his family.
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A.
The Playhouse
The Playhouse is a 1921 silent short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, famous for its groundbreaking multiple-exposure effects that show Keaton playing nearly every role on screen.
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B.
Hooters (play)
Hooters is an early comedic stage play by Ted Tally that satirizes dating, gender roles, and romantic expectations.
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C.
Lord Love a Duck
Lord Love a Duck is a 1966 dark teen comedy film satirizing high school culture and materialism, written and directed by George Axelrod and starring Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld.
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D.
The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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E.
Dodsworth (play)
Dodsworth is a 1934 stage adaptation by Sidney Howard of Sinclair Lewis's novel, focusing on the disintegration of a middle-aged American couple's marriage during their travels in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political farce
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stage play ⓘ theatrical comedy ⓘ |
| author |
Colin Swash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Terry Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| follows | misadventures of a Member of Parliament and his family ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Ben Miller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debbie Chazen NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Vickers NERFINISHED ⓘ James Musgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Shepherd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Fiona Houston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludmilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Norman Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAbout |
British Members of Parliament
NERFINISHED
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parliamentary expenses ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| mainSubject | United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirizing MPs’ expense claims ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Act Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jenny Topper NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Byam Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Nica Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom politics ⓘ |
| subjectOf | theatrical reviews in British press ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 2000s ⓘ |
| touredTo |
Cambridge Arts Theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malvern Theatres NERFINISHED ⓘ New Theatre, Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford Playhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Theatre Royal, Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Vaudeville Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westEndRunEndDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| westEndRunStartDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| writer |
Colin Swash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Duck House (stage play) Description of subject: The Duck House is a British political farce by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash that satirizes the UK parliamentary expenses scandal through the misadventures of an MP and his family.
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