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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