Un fil à la patte

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Un fil à la patte is a classic French farce by playwright Georges Feydeau, renowned for its rapid-fire dialogue, intricate plot twists, and satirical portrayal of bourgeois society.

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instanceOf farce
play
stage work
author Georges Feydeau NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
depicts bourgeois society
dramaticStructure classical unities loosely observed
firstPerformanceDate 1894
genre comedy
farce
hasCharacter Baron de Fontanet NERFINISHED
Bouzin
Fernand de Bois-d’Enghien NERFINISHED
General Irrigua NERFINISHED
Lucette Gautier NERFINISHED
Viviane NERFINISHED
hasEnglishTitle Cat Among the Pigeons NERFINISHED
The Leash NERFINISHED
hasSubject class pretensions
financial interests in relationships
public reputation versus private life
hasTitleInLanguage Un fil à la patte@fr NERFINISHED
influenced 20th-century French comedy
literaryForm three-act play
mainTheme marriage and infidelity
romantic entanglements
social hypocrisy
movement French boulevard theatre
narrativeFeature door-slamming entrances and exits
intricate plot twists
rapid-fire dialogue
situational comedy
notableFor complex stage mechanics
ensemble cast structure
precise comic timing requirements
originalLanguage French
partOf Georges Feydeau’s theatrical repertoire
periodOfWork Belle Époque NERFINISHED
publicationCentury 19th century
setting Paris
style boulevard comedy
subjectOf film adaptations
stage revivals
television adaptations
targetAudience adult theatre-goers
tone light-hearted
satirical

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Georges Feydeau notableWork Un fil à la patte