Table Manners

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Table Manners is a comedic play by Alan Ayckbourn, forming one part of his interlinked trilogy "The Norman Conquests," which depicts the same weekend's events from different locations.

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Table Manners canonical 8
play Table Manners 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play
author Alan Ayckbourn
broadwayRevivalIncludedIn The Norman Conquests (2009 Broadway revival)
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPerformedAt Library Theatre, Scarborough
firstPerformedIn 1973
firstProductionCompany Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round
firstWestEndProductionAt Greenwich Theatre
firstWestEndProductionIn 1974
followsSameEventsAs Living Together
Round and Round the Garden
genre comedy
farce
hasBroadwayProduction yes
hasCharacter Annie
Norman
Reg
Ruth
Sarah
Tom
hasForm three-act play
hasOriginalMedium theatre
hasPerformanceStyle ensemble cast
hasSubsequentMedium television adaptation
hasTheme middle-class domestic life
miscommunication
sexual frustration
social awkwardness
hasTrilogyCompanionPlay Living Together
Round and Round the Garden
isToldInRealTimeRelativeToTrilogy yes, synchronized with other two plays
locationInTrilogy dining room perspective of the weekend
notableRevivalVenue Old Vic Theatre, London
linked to: Old Vic Theatre
originalLanguage English
partOf The Norman Conquests
partOfCycleStructure interlinked trilogy with synchronized timelines
playwrightNationality British
seriesPosition one of three plays in The Norman Conquests trilogy
setting dining room of a country house
sharesCharactersWith Living Together
Round and Round the Garden
subjectMatter family tensions
marital relationships
romantic entanglements
televisionAdaptationIncludedIn The Norman Conquests (TV adaptations)
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary to early 1970s
trilogyDepicts same weekend from different locations
writtenBy Alan Ayckbourn

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Norman Conquests hasPart Table Manners
subject linked to: The Norman Conquests (stage)
The Norman Conquests followsSameWeekendAs Table Manners
subject linked to: The Norman Conquests (stage)
Living Together trilogyCompanionWork Table Manners
Table Manners – dining room primarySettingOf play Table Manners
linked to: Table Manners
Ruth appearsIn Table Manners
Annie appearsIn Table Manners
Annie isProtagonistIn Table Manners