Tonight at 8:30
E926744
"Tonight at 8:30" is a cycle of one-act plays written by Noël Coward, originally created as a showcase for actress Gertrude Lawrence in the 1930s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cycle of one-act plays
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer |
Gertrude Lawrence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ one-act play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Family Album (television adaptation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fumed Oak (television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hands Across the Sea (television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Peppers (television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow Play (television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Still Life (film adaptation Brief Encounter) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Astonished Heart (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonight at 8:30 (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ways and Means (television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ We Were Dancing (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional repression
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ middle-class life ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Family Album
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fumed Oak NERFINISHED ⓘ Hands Across the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow Play NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ Still Life NERFINISHED ⓘ The Astonished Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Ways and Means NERFINISHED ⓘ We Were Dancing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableOriginalStar |
Gertrude Lawrence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noël Coward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlays | 10 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOf | Noël Coward’s theatrical canon ⓘ |
| purpose | showcase for Gertrude Lawrence ⓘ |
| style |
light comedy mixed with pathos
ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | West End theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceFormat | three one-act plays in an evening ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 1930s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.