A Chorus of Disapproval

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A Chorus of Disapproval is a comedic stage play by British dramatist Alan Ayckbourn that follows an amateur operatic society whose production of The Beggar’s Opera mirrors the tangled personal lives and deceptions of its members.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play
author Alan Ayckbourn NERFINISHED
basedOn The Beggar’s Opera (as internal production) NERFINISHED
centralConflict tension between public performance and private lives
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dramaticForm ensemble piece
realist comedy
filmAdaptationCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationDirector Michael Winner NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationLanguage English
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1989
firstPerformanceCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceLocation Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round, Scarborough NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYear 1984
genre comedy
satire
hasAdaptation A Chorus of Disapproval (film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Bridget Baines NERFINISHED
Crispin Usher NERFINISHED
Dafydd ap Llewellyn NERFINISHED
Enid Washbrook NERFINISHED
Fay Hubbard NERFINISHED
Guy Jones NERFINISHED
Hannah Llewellyn NERFINISHED
Ian Hubbard NERFINISHED
Jarvis Huntley-Pike NERFINISHED
Linda Washbrook NERFINISHED
Rebecca Huntley-Pike NERFINISHED
Ted Washbrook NERFINISHED
intendedMedium live theatre
narrativeDevice play within a play
notableFor interweaving of The Beggar’s Opera with contemporary plot
originalLanguage English
partOf Alan Ayckbourn plays
playwright Alan Ayckbourn NERFINISHED
setIn England NERFINISHED
structure two-act play
subject The Beggar’s Opera NERFINISHED
amateur operatic society
theme amateur theatre
deception
hypocrisy
middle-class life
romantic entanglements
timePeriodOfCreation 1980s
typicalProductionVenue proscenium theatre
usesMotif art imitating life

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Alan Ayckbourn notableWork A Chorus of Disapproval