Party Time

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"Party Time" is a one-act play by British dramatist Harold Pinter that explores themes of political oppression, social privilege, and willful ignorance through a chillingly superficial cocktail party.

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Party Time canonical 2

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instanceOf one-act play
playwright
stage play
author Harold Pinter
contrasts comfort of the privileged with suffering of the oppressed
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dramaticDevice elliptical dialogue
irony
offstage violence
dramaticStyle Pinteresque pauses and menace
explores denial of political reality
language as a tool of power
moral responsibility of the privileged
genre absurdist drama
political drama
social satire
hasAuthorNationality British
hasCharacterType marginalized outsider
party guests
politically connected figures
narrativeFocus superficial social conversation
notableWork Party Time self-linksurface differs
originalLanguage English
partOf Harold Pinter's political plays
periodOfWork late 20th century
portrays complicity with authoritarian power
social elite
setting cocktail party
structure one act
theme political oppression
social privilege
violence and repression
willful ignorance
tone chilling
menacing

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Harold Pinter notableWork Party Time
Party Time notableWork Party Time self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Harold Pinter