An Inspector Calls (stage)
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An Inspector Calls (stage) is a widely acclaimed theatrical adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s classic 1945 mystery play about a prosperous family confronted by an inspector investigating a young woman’s death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Inspector Calls | 9 |
| An Inspector Calls (stage) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2250282 — 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: An Inspector Calls (stage) Context triple: [Alison Steadman, notableWork, An Inspector Calls (stage)]
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A.
Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage production)
Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage production) is a darkly comic stage play by Joe Orton about a charming yet amoral young lodger who disrupts the lives of a dysfunctional middle-aged sibling pair.
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B.
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger is a landmark 1956 stage play by John Osborne that helped launch the British "kitchen sink" realist movement and the era of the "angry young men" in postwar theatre.
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C.
Kipps (stage adaptation)
Kipps (stage adaptation) is a theatrical version of H.G. Wells’s novel "Kipps," dramatizing the story of a humble draper’s assistant whose unexpected inheritance propels him into the complexities of Edwardian social mobility.
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D.
Stage Door
Stage Door is a 1937 American comedy-drama film about aspiring actresses living in a New York boarding house, noted for its sharp dialogue and ensemble cast including Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
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E.
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution is a classic 1957 courtroom drama film, based on Agatha Christie's work and renowned for its suspenseful plot twists and performances.
- 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: An Inspector Calls (stage) Target entity description: An Inspector Calls (stage) is a widely acclaimed theatrical adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s classic 1945 mystery play about a prosperous family confronted by an inspector investigating a young woman’s death.
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A.
Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage production)
Entertaining Mr Sloane (stage production) is a darkly comic stage play by Joe Orton about a charming yet amoral young lodger who disrupts the lives of a dysfunctional middle-aged sibling pair.
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B.
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger is a landmark 1956 stage play by John Osborne that helped launch the British "kitchen sink" realist movement and the era of the "angry young men" in postwar theatre.
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C.
Kipps (stage adaptation)
Kipps (stage adaptation) is a theatrical version of H.G. Wells’s novel "Kipps," dramatizing the story of a humble draper’s assistant whose unexpected inheritance propels him into the complexities of Edwardian social mobility.
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D.
Stage Door
Stage Door is a 1937 American comedy-drama film about aspiring actresses living in a New York boarding house, noted for its sharp dialogue and ensemble cast including Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.
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E.
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution is a classic 1957 courtroom drama film, based on Agatha Christie's work and renowned for its suspenseful plot twists and performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage production
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theatrical adaptation ⓘ |
| audienceReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| basedOn |
An Inspector Calls (stage)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
An Inspector Calls
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | J. B. Priestley ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Inspector Goole ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class inequality
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collective responsibility ⓘ guilt and conscience ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| containsEvent | engagement celebration interrupted by inspector’s arrival ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | naturalistic dialogue ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
interrogation as structural framework
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offstage central victim ⓘ unity of time and place ⓘ |
| dramaticGenre |
crime drama
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social drama ⓘ |
| educationalUse | frequently studied in schools ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arthur Birling
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Eric Birling ⓘ Gerald Croft ⓘ Inspector Goole ⓘ Sheila Birling ⓘ Sybil Birling ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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mystery play ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | prosperous family under investigation ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person dramatic presentation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
didactic social message
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twist ending ⓘ use of a single continuous setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| plotElement | investigation of a young woman’s death ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Brumley, an industrial city in England ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of capitalist attitudes
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gender and power dynamics ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ hypocrisy of the upper classes ⓘ moral accountability ⓘ |
| themeContrast | individualism vs collectivism ⓘ |
| tone |
didactic
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suspenseful ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Inspector Calls (stage) Description of subject: An Inspector Calls (stage) is a widely acclaimed theatrical adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s classic 1945 mystery play about a prosperous family confronted by an inspector investigating a young woman’s death.
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