Taken at Midnight
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Taken at Midnight is a stage play that dramatizes the true story of German lawyer Hans Litten’s mother fighting the Nazi regime after her son’s arrest, noted for its powerful central role originated by Penelope Wilton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taken at Midnight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10349598 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taken at Midnight Context triple: [Penelope Wilton, notableWork, Taken at Midnight]
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A.
After Midnight
"After Midnight" is a blues-rock song written by J.J. Cale that became widely known through Eric Clapton’s 1970 hit cover version.
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B.
Soon After Midnight
"Soon After Midnight" is a song by Bob Dylan, known as a moody, romantic ballad from his 2012 album "Tempest."
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C.
Memories of Midnight
Memories of Midnight is a bestselling suspense novel by Sidney Sheldon that continues the story of Catherine Douglas amid international intrigue, revenge, and high-stakes power struggles.
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D.
Midnight
"Midnight" is a song featured on the album "Ghost Stories" by the British rock band Coldplay.
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E.
Midnight
"Midnight" is a bestselling horror-thriller novel by Dean Koontz that blends science fiction and suspense in a story about a coastal town transformed by a sinister genetic experiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taken at Midnight Target entity description: Taken at Midnight is a stage play that dramatizes the true story of German lawyer Hans Litten’s mother fighting the Nazi regime after her son’s arrest, noted for its powerful central role originated by Penelope Wilton.
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A.
After Midnight
"After Midnight" is a blues-rock song written by J.J. Cale that became widely known through Eric Clapton’s 1970 hit cover version.
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B.
Soon After Midnight
"Soon After Midnight" is a song by Bob Dylan, known as a moody, romantic ballad from his 2012 album "Tempest."
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C.
Memories of Midnight
Memories of Midnight is a bestselling suspense novel by Sidney Sheldon that continues the story of Catherine Douglas amid international intrigue, revenge, and high-stakes power struggles.
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D.
Midnight
"Midnight" is a song featured on the album "Ghost Stories" by the British rock band Coldplay.
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E.
Midnight
Midnight is a South Korean thriller film starring Wi Ha-joon, centered on a tense cat-and-mouse chase between a serial killer and a deaf woman who witnesses his crime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Mark Hayhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingBody | WhatsOnStage Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story of Hans Litten ⓘ |
| centralRole | Irmgard Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiere | Jonathan Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
courtroom scenes
ⓘ
interrogation scenes ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ Irmgard Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rise of Nazism ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Best New Play ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of legal resistance to Hitler
ⓘ
powerful central role for a middle‑aged actress ⓘ |
| originalProductionCompany | Chichester Festival Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
Irmgard Litten’s campaign for her son’s release
ⓘ
arrest of Hans Litten ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Chichester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2014-09-10 ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Minerva Theatre, Chichester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Chichester Festival Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewedBy |
The Guardian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Independent NERFINISHED ⓘ The Telegraph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOriginatedBy | Penelope Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred | Penelope Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Hans Litten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irmgard Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
parental love
ⓘ
political persecution ⓘ resistance to totalitarianism ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Theatre Royal Haymarket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WestEndRunCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WestEndRunStartDate | 2015-01-15 ⓘ |
| yearOfAwardNomination | 2015 ⓘ |
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