One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)

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stage play

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) is a stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel that dramatizes the power struggle between a rebellious patient and an authoritarian nurse in a mental institution.

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage play) 2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) canonical 1
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage adaptation) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play ⓘ
adaptationOf One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptedBy Dale Wasserman NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorOfSourceMaterial Ken Kesey NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Ken Kesey NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterRole Chief Bromden is a patient and narrator in some versions NERFINISHED ⓘ
McMurphy is a charismatic rebel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nurse Ratched is an authoritarian head nurse NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict rebellious patient vs authoritarian nurse ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dramaticStructure ensemble cast ⓘ
dramaturgicalForm two-act play ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
hasTitle One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Chief Bromden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nurse Ratched NERFINISHED ⓘ
Randle Patrick McMurphy NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeFocus power struggle in a mental institution ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays abuse of institutional power ⓘ
life inside a mental institution ⓘ
resistance to authoritarian control ⓘ
setting psychiatric hospital ⓘ
sourceWorkCountryOfOrigin United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceWorkGenre novel ⓘ
sourceWorkLanguage English ⓘ
subjectMatter electroconvulsive therapy ⓘ
lobotomy ⓘ
psychiatric treatment practices ⓘ
theme conformity and rebellion ⓘ
dehumanization in institutions ⓘ
individual versus authority ⓘ
institutional power ⓘ
mental health care ⓘ

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel) → adaptedInto → One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) ⓘ
Ken Kesey → basedOn → One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage play)
Randle Patrick McMurphy → appearsIn → One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage play)
Steppenwolf Theatre Company → hasProduction → One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Dale Wasserman → notableWork → One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage adaptation)
Dale Wasserman → basedOn → One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey