Slaughterhouse-Five (stage adaptations)
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Slaughterhouse-Five (stage adaptations) refers to the various theatrical versions of Kurt Vonnegut’s anti-war novel, reimagining its nonlinear, time-jumping narrative and darkly satirical tone for live performance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatrical adaptation series ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | anti-war novel ⓘ |
| audienceReception |
often described as emotionally affecting
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often described as thought-provoking ⓘ |
| basedOn | Slaughterhouse-Five (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Billy Pilgrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | stage representation of Vonnegut’s anti-war message ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | bombing of Dresden ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalChallenge |
balancing comedy and atrocity
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representing nonlinear time on stage ⓘ staging science-fiction elements ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
anti-war theatre
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black comedy ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| includesElement |
Tralfamadorians
NERFINISHED
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alien zoo on Tralfamadore ⓘ repeated phrase "So it goes" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFeature |
metafiction
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multiple timelines ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ time travel ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| portrays |
American soldiers
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ civilian casualties of war ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Slaughterhouse-Five (film)
NERFINISHED
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Slaughterhouse-Five (radio and audio adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of war
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fatalism ⓘ free will versus determinism ⓘ memory and time ⓘ satire of American culture ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ tragicomic ⓘ |
| typicalStagingDevice |
direct address to audience
GENERATED
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fragmented scenes GENERATED ⓘ minimalist sets GENERATED ⓘ multi-role casting GENERATED ⓘ nonlinear scene order GENERATED ⓘ projected titles or locations GENERATED ⓘ sound and light cues for time shifts GENERATED ⓘ |
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