Table Manners
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Table Manners is a comedic play by Alan Ayckbourn, forming one part of his interlinked trilogy "The Norman Conquests," which depicts the same weekend's events from different locations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Alan Ayckbourn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRevivalIncludedIn | The Norman Conquests (2009 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Library Theatre, Scarborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | 1973 ⓘ |
| firstProductionCompany | Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWestEndProductionAt | Greenwich Theatre GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstWestEndProductionIn | 1974 GENERATED ⓘ |
| followsSameEventsAs |
Living Together
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Round and Round the Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayProduction | yes ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Annie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ Reg NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceStyle | ensemble cast ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentMedium | television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
middle-class domestic life
ⓘ
miscommunication ⓘ sexual frustration ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| hasTrilogyCompanionPlay |
Living Together
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Round and Round the Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isToldInRealTimeRelativeToTrilogy | yes, synchronized with other two plays ⓘ |
| locationInTrilogy | dining room perspective of the weekend GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableRevivalVenue | Old Vic Theatre, London GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Norman Conquests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCycleStructure | interlinked trilogy with synchronized timelines ⓘ |
| playwrightNationality | British ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | one of three plays in The Norman Conquests trilogy ⓘ |
| setting | dining room of a country house ⓘ |
| sharesCharactersWith |
Living Together
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Round and Round the Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family tensions
ⓘ
marital relationships ⓘ romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationIncludedIn | The Norman Conquests (TV adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to early 1970s ⓘ |
| trilogyDepicts | same weekend from different locations ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Alan Ayckbourn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Norman Conquests
subject surface form:
The Norman Conquests