The Homecoming
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The Homecoming is a darkly comic and unsettling stage play by Harold Pinter that explores power, sexuality, and family dynamics within a working-class North London household.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Homecoming canonical | 5 |
| The Homecoming (stage production) | 2 |
| The Homecoming (1973 film) | 1 |
| The Homecoming (original London production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745362 — 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: The Homecoming Context triple: [Harold Pinter, notableWork, The Homecoming]
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A.
A Sort of Homecoming
A Sort of Homecoming is a song by Irish rock band U2, known as the atmospheric opening track of their 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire.
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B.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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C.
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores the fragility of family relationships and the existential anxieties underlying upper-middle-class life.
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D.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
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E.
The Other Mother
The Other Mother is a biographical work by Victoria Riskin that explores the life and legacy of her mother, the pioneering Hollywood screenwriter and activist Fay Kanin.
- 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: The Homecoming Target entity description: The Homecoming is a darkly comic and unsettling stage play by Harold Pinter that explores power, sexuality, and family dynamics within a working-class North London household.
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A.
A Sort of Homecoming
A Sort of Homecoming is a song by Irish rock band U2, known as the atmospheric opening track of their 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire.
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B.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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C.
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores the fragility of family relationships and the existential anxieties underlying upper-middle-class life.
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D.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
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E.
The Other Mother
The Other Mother is a biographical work by Victoria Riskin that explores the life and legacy of her mother, the pioneering Hollywood screenwriter and activist Fay Kanin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy
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drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| actCount | 2 ⓘ |
| adaptedTo |
film
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television ⓘ |
| author | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| awarded | Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Music Box Theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
ambiguous motivations
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menacing atmosphere ⓘ pauses and silences ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Methuen ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Homecoming
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Homecoming (1973 film)
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| hasCharacter |
Joey
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Lenny ⓘ Max ⓘ Ruth ⓘ Sam ⓘ Teddy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alienation
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domination ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ power ⓘ sexuality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| premiereDate | 1965-03-03 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Aldwych Theatre ⓘ |
| producedBy | Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
North London
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working-class household ⓘ |
| style | Pinteresque ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
intra-family power struggle
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return of an expatriate son ⓘ sexual bargaining ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic study
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
| writer | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Homecoming Description of subject: The Homecoming is a darkly comic and unsettling stage play by Harold Pinter that explores power, sexuality, and family dynamics within a working-class North London household.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Homecoming (stage production)
this entity surface form:
The Homecoming (original London production)
this entity surface form:
The Homecoming (stage production)
this entity surface form:
The Homecoming (1973 film)