Tonight at 8:30

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"Tonight at 8:30" is a cycle of one-act plays written by Noël Coward, originally created as a showcase for actress Gertrude Lawrence in the 1930s.

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Tonight at 8:30 canonical 1
Tonight at 8:30 (television series) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cycle of one-act plays
theatrical work
author Noël Coward
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Noël Coward
featuresPerformer Gertrude Lawrence
Noël Coward
firstPerformanceDate 1935
genre comedy
drama
one-act play
hasAdaptation Family Album (television adaptation)
Fumed Oak (television adaptation)
Hands Across the Sea (television adaptation)
Red Peppers (television adaptation)
Shadow Play (television adaptation)
Still Life (film adaptation Brief Encounter)
The Astonished Heart (film)
Tonight at 8:30 (television series)
linked to: Tonight at 8:30

Ways and Means (television adaptation)
We Were Dancing (film)
hasTheme emotional repression
marriage
middle-class life
nostalgia
romantic relationships
show business
includesWork Family Album
Fumed Oak
Hands Across the Sea
Red Peppers
Shadow Play
Star Chamber
Still Life
The Astonished Heart
Ways and Means
We Were Dancing
language English
notableOriginalStar Gertrude Lawrence
Noël Coward
numberOfPlays 10
originalMedium stage
partOf Noël Coward’s theatrical canon
purpose showcase for Gertrude Lawrence
style light comedy mixed with pathos
witty dialogue
theatricalTradition West End theatre
typicalPerformanceFormat three one-act plays in an evening
writtenIn 1930s

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Gertrude Lawrence notableWork Tonight at 8:30
Tonight at 8:30 hasAdaptation Tonight at 8:30 (television series)
linked to: Tonight at 8:30