Evening at the Talk House
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Evening at the Talk House is a darkly satirical play by Wallace Shawn that explores nostalgia, complicity, and state-sanctioned violence through a reunion of theater colleagues in a dystopian society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evening at the Talk House canonical | 2 |
| Evening at the Talk House (television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9751943 — 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: Evening at the Talk House Context triple: [Wallace Shawn, notableWork, Evening at the Talk House]
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A.
Conversations in the Dark
"Conversations in the Dark" is a romantic R&B ballad by John Legend, known for its intimate lyrics and soulful vocals.
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B.
The Farewell Party
The Farewell Party is a film produced by Andrew Miano, best known as a dark comedy-drama about elderly friends in a retirement home who build a euthanasia machine to help a terminally ill companion.
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C.
The Gallant Conversation
The Gallant Conversation is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Gerard ter Borch, renowned for its subtle depiction of social interaction and refined interior scene.
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D.
Stranger at the Table
"Stranger at the Table" is a song from Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama."
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E.
Shouting in the Evening
"Shouting in the Evening" is a song by the German electronic music band Electric.
- 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: Evening at the Talk House Target entity description: Evening at the Talk House is a darkly satirical play by Wallace Shawn that explores nostalgia, complicity, and state-sanctioned violence through a reunion of theater colleagues in a dystopian society.
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A.
Conversations in the Dark
"Conversations in the Dark" is a romantic R&B ballad by John Legend, known for its intimate lyrics and soulful vocals.
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B.
The Farewell Party
The Farewell Party is a film produced by Andrew Miano, best known as a dark comedy-drama about elderly friends in a retirement home who build a euthanasia machine to help a terminally ill companion.
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C.
The Gallant Conversation
The Gallant Conversation is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Gerard ter Borch, renowned for its subtle depiction of social interaction and refined interior scene.
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D.
Stranger at the Table
"Stranger at the Table" is a song from Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama."
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E.
Shouting in the Evening
"Shouting in the Evening" is a song by the German electronic music band Electric.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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television film ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Wallace Shawn ⓘ |
| basedOn | Evening at the Talk House ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Scott Elliott ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiere | Ian Rickson ⓘ |
| explores |
banality of evil
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moral responsibility under authoritarianism ⓘ social conformity ⓘ the decline of the theater world ⓘ |
| firstProductionCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| firstProductionTheatre | National Theatre ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark satire
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Evening at the Talk House (television film)
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linked to:
Evening at the Talk House
|
| hasCharacter |
Annette
ⓘ
Bill ⓘ Dick ⓘ Jane ⓘ Nellie ⓘ Robert ⓘ Ted ⓘ Tom ⓘ Waine ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
authoritarian politics
ⓘ
entertainment industry ⓘ ethical complicity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| network | BBC Two ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of normalized political violence
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ensemble dialogue-driven structure ⓘ |
| premiereMedium | stage ⓘ |
| publisher | Grove Press ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Wallace Shawn ⓘ |
| setting |
a reunion of theater colleagues
ⓘ
dystopian society ⓘ the Talk House club ⓘ |
| theme |
complicity
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nostalgia ⓘ state-sanctioned violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future ⓘ |
| writer | Wallace Shawn ⓘ |
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Subject: Evening at the Talk House Description of subject: Evening at the Talk House is a darkly satirical play by Wallace Shawn that explores nostalgia, complicity, and state-sanctioned violence through a reunion of theater colleagues in a dystopian society.
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