The Night Alive
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The Night Alive is a stage play by Irish dramatist Conor McPherson that centers on a group of down-and-out Dubliners whose lives are shaken by the arrival of a mysterious young woman.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Night Alive canonical | 2 |
| The Night Alive (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10911715 — 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 Night Alive Context triple: [Kate O’Flynn, notableWork, The Night Alive]
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A.
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a rock song co-written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen that became one of Smith's signature hits and a classic of 1970s rock music.
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B.
Hell Night
Hell Night is a 1981 American slasher film that blends fraternity hazing with haunted-house horror, starring Linda Blair as one of the terrorized college students.
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C.
The Night
The Night is a symbolist painting by Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler, renowned for its dreamlike depiction of intertwined, sleeping figures and its exploration of themes such as fear, death, and the subconscious.
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D.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
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E.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
- 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 Night Alive Target entity description: The Night Alive is a stage play by Irish dramatist Conor McPherson that centers on a group of down-and-out Dubliners whose lives are shaken by the arrival of a mysterious young woman.
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A.
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a rock song co-written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen that became one of Smith's signature hits and a classic of 1970s rock music.
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B.
Hell Night
Hell Night is a 1981 American slasher film that blends fraternity hazing with haunted-house horror, starring Linda Blair as one of the terrorized college students.
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C.
The Night
The Night is a symbolist painting by Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler, renowned for its dreamlike depiction of intertwined, sleeping figures and its exploration of themes such as fear, death, and the subconscious.
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D.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
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E.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Conor McPherson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
chance at a new life
ⓘ
human connection ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aimee
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Doc ⓘ Kenneth ⓘ Maurice ⓘ Tommy ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | group of down‑and‑out Dubliners ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| plotDevice | arrival of a mysterious young woman ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| premiereCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Donmar Warehouse ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Dublin ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family relationships
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loneliness ⓘ redemption ⓘ violence ⓘ working‑class Dubliners ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Conor McPherson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Night Alive Description of subject: The Night Alive is a stage play by Irish dramatist Conor McPherson that centers on a group of down-and-out Dubliners whose lives are shaken by the arrival of a mysterious young woman.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Night Alive