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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Duck House | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
political farce
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stage play ⓘ theatrical comedy ⓘ |
| author |
Colin Swash
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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
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farce ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Ben Miller
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Debbie Chazen NERFINISHED ⓘ Diana Vickers NERFINISHED ⓘ James Musgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Shepherd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Fiona Houston
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Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludmilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Norman Cavendish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAbout |
British Members of Parliament
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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
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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
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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
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Dan Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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