Shining City
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"Shining City" is a critically acclaimed stage play by Irish dramatist Conor McPherson, often noted for its haunting exploration of guilt and the supernatural.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shining City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10288394 — 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: Shining City Context triple: [Martha Plimpton, notableWork, Shining City]
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A.
The City Rises
The City Rises is a pioneering Futurist painting by Umberto Boccioni that dynamically depicts the energy and rapid modernization of an early 20th-century industrial city.
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B.
Heart of the City
Heart of the City is a popular easy-listening piano instrumental piece by Canadian composer Frank Mills, best known for its gentle, melodic style.
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C.
Heart of the City
Heart of the City is a central mixed-use district within Rochester, Minnesota’s Destination Medical Center initiative, designed to integrate healthcare, public spaces, and urban amenities around the Mayo Clinic campus.
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D.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
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E.
The City
The City is the unnamed, crime-ridden and absurdly exaggerated urban metropolis that serves as the primary backdrop for the satirical superhero adventures in "The Tick."
- 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: Shining City Target entity description: "Shining City" is a critically acclaimed stage play by Irish dramatist Conor McPherson, often noted for its haunting exploration of guilt and the supernatural.
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A.
The City Rises
The City Rises is a pioneering Futurist painting by Umberto Boccioni that dynamically depicts the energy and rapid modernization of an early 20th-century industrial city.
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B.
Heart of the City
Heart of the City is a central mixed-use district within Rochester, Minnesota’s Destination Medical Center initiative, designed to integrate healthcare, public spaces, and urban amenities around the Mayo Clinic campus.
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C.
Heart of the City
Heart of the City is a popular easy-listening piano instrumental piece by Canadian composer Frank Mills, best known for its gentle, melodic style.
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D.
The City
The City is a common nickname for Manhattan, the densely populated and iconic borough of New York City known for its skyscrapers, cultural landmarks, and role as a global financial and media hub.
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E.
The City
The City is the unnamed, crime-ridden and absurdly exaggerated urban metropolis that serves as the primary backdrop for the satirical superhero adventures in "The Tick."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| author | Conor McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Biltmore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | therapist and patient ⓘ |
| containsElement | ghost apparition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle |
psychological realism
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Royal Court Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
ghost story ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayProduction | yes ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ian
NERFINISHED
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John NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence NERFINISHED ⓘ Neasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
haunting exploration of guilt
ⓘ
naturalistic dialogue ⓘ subtle use of the supernatural ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| playwrightNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| producer | Royal Court Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfText | Nick Hern Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two-act play ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
marital breakdown
ⓘ
religious doubt ⓘ therapy ⓘ |
| theme |
grief
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guilt ⓘ loneliness ⓘ redemption ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
| workOf | Conor McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Conor McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shining City Description of subject: "Shining City" is a critically acclaimed stage play by Irish dramatist Conor McPherson, often noted for its haunting exploration of guilt and the supernatural.
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