The Duck House (West End production)
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The Duck House (West End production) is a satirical stage comedy about the UK parliamentary expenses scandal, originally starring James Dreyfus in London’s West End.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Duck House (West End production) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179532 — 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)
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Target entity: The Duck House (West End production) Context triple: [James Dreyfus, notableWork, The Duck House (West End production)]
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A.
Company (2018 West End revival)
Company (2018 West End revival) is a gender-swapped, critically acclaimed London staging of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, directed by Marianne Elliott and noted for its modern reimagining of the central character.
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B.
The Playhouse
The Playhouse is a 1921 silent short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, famous for its groundbreaking multiple-exposure effects that show Keaton playing nearly every role on screen.
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C.
Crazy for You (West End production)
Crazy for You (West End production) is a London staging of the Gershwin-inspired musical comedy, acclaimed for its energetic choreography and direction by Susan Stroman.
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D.
Hawkstone Park Follies
Hawkstone Park Follies is a historic 18th-century landscaped park in Shropshire, England, famed for its dramatic sandstone cliffs, grottoes, towers, and other picturesque follies.
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E.
Noises Off
Noises Off is a celebrated farce by Michael Frayn that comically depicts the disastrous on- and off-stage antics of a touring theatre company.
- 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 Duck House (West End production) Target entity description: The Duck House (West End production) is a satirical stage comedy about the UK parliamentary expenses scandal, originally starring James Dreyfus in London’s West End.
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A.
Company (2018 West End revival)
Company (2018 West End revival) is a gender-swapped, critically acclaimed London staging of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, directed by Marianne Elliott and noted for its modern reimagining of the central character.
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B.
The Playhouse
The Playhouse is a 1921 silent short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, famous for its groundbreaking multiple-exposure effects that show Keaton playing nearly every role on screen.
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C.
Crazy for You (West End production)
Crazy for You (West End production) is a London staging of the Gershwin-inspired musical comedy, acclaimed for its energetic choreography and direction by Susan Stroman.
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D.
Hawkstone Park Follies
Hawkstone Park Follies is a historic 18th-century landscaped park in Shropshire, England, famed for its dramatic sandstone cliffs, grottoes, towers, and other picturesque follies.
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E.
Noises Off
Noises Off is a celebrated farce by Michael Frayn that comically depicts the disastrous on- and off-stage antics of a touring theatre company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatrical production ⓘ |
| basedOn |
United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliamentary expenses scandal
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
ⓘ
satirical comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart | stage play The Duck House ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of public funds
ⓘ
political hypocrisy ⓘ public scandal ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
West End of London ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliamentary expenses scandal
|
| narrativeFocus |
expenses claims
ⓘ
members of Parliament ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| originalCastMember | James Dreyfus ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performingArtsDiscipline | theatre ⓘ |
| setting |
United Kingdom Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
contemporary United Kingdom politics ⓘ |
| starred | James Dreyfus ⓘ |
| workType | comedy play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Duck House (West End production) Description of subject: The Duck House (West End production) is a satirical stage comedy about the UK parliamentary expenses scandal, originally starring James Dreyfus in London’s West End.
Referenced by (1)
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