Aunt Dan and Lemon

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Aunt Dan and Lemon is a dark, intellectually provocative play by Wallace Shawn that explores the seduction of authoritarianism and moral complicity through the unsettling relationship between a reclusive woman and her charismatic aunt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
theatrical work
author Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dramaticFocus personal responsibility for political evil
seduction of authoritarianism
exploresRelationshipBetween reclusive woman and her charismatic aunt
firstProducedInCity London NERFINISHED
firstProducedInCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
firstProducedOn stage
firstProductionCompany Royal Court Theatre NERFINISHED
genre dark comedy
drama
political drama
hasAuthorNationality American
hasCharacter Aunt Dan NERFINISHED
Lemon NERFINISHED
hasForm full-length play
hasPlaywright Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED
intendedAudience adult
language English
mainCharacter Aunt Dan NERFINISHED
Lemon NERFINISHED
medium theatre
narrativeForm monologue
notableProductionVenue Public Theater NERFINISHED
Royal Court Theatre NERFINISHED
The New Group NERFINISHED
setting London, England
surface form: London
structure memory play
style intellectually provocative
philosophical
politically charged
subjectMatter political morality
private fantasies about power
theme authoritarianism
ethical responsibility
fascism
moral complicity
seduction of power
violence
tone dark
unsettling
writer Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED

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Wallace Shawn notableWork Aunt Dan and Lemon