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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:film_adaptation
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Eugène_Ionesco
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gptkbp:characters
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gptkb:Mr._Martin
gptkb:Mr._Smith
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Martin
the Fire Chief
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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initially mixed reviews
later regarded as a classic
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced modern theatre
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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examines the absurdity of communication
reflects post-war existentialism
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Nicolas_Bataille
gptkb:Roger_Blin
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:London
gptkb:Paris
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gptkbp:genre
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Absurdist comedy
absurdist theatre
absurdist comedy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Bald Soprano
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd
contemporary playwrights
postmodern theatre
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Dadaism
gptkb:Surrealism
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Ionesco's experiences in Romania
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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gptkb:Olivier_Award
gptkb:Molière_Award
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival
gptkb:Emmy_Awards
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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gptkb:Peter_Brook's_production
The Edinburgh Festival production
John Gielgud's production
The Sydney Theatre Company production
The Barbican production
The Gate Theatre production
The Lyric Hammersmith production
The Royal National Theatre production
The West End production
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:The_Yale_Repertory_Theatre
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Wexford
gptkb:Theatre_de_la_Huchette
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Cardiff
gptkb:The_Goodman_Theatre
gptkb:The_Gate_Theatre
gptkb:Royal_Court_Theatre
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Belfast
gptkb:The_Hampstead_Theatre
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Cork
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Letterkenny
gptkb:The_Lincoln_Center_Theater
gptkb:The_Crucible_Theatre,_Sheffield
gptkb:The_Royal_Exchange_Theatre,_Manchester
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Armagh
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Dublin
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Kildare
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Meath
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Omagh
gptkb:The_Abbey_Theatre
gptkb:The_Lyric_Hammersmith
gptkb:The_Old_Vic
gptkb:The_Sydney_Opera_House
gptkb:The_Old_Vic,_London
gptkb:The_National_Theatre
gptkb:The_Royal_Exchange_Theatre
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Cavan
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Bath
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Leitrim
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Carlow
gptkb:The_West_Yorkshire_Playhouse
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Kerry
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Clare
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Monaghan
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Glasgow
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Plymouth
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Roscommon
gptkb:The_Royal_Lyceum_Theatre
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Offaly
gptkb:The_Donmar_Warehouse
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Brighton
gptkb:The_Chichester_Festival_Theatre
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Kilkenny
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Derry
gptkb:Theater_am_Schiffbauerdamm
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Waterford
gptkb:The_Bristol_Old_Vic
gptkb:The_Royal_Court_Theatre,_London
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Westmeath
gptkb:The_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Edinburgh
gptkb:The_Almeida_Theatre
gptkb:The_Everyman_Theatre,_Liverpool
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Laois
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Newcastle
gptkb:The_Playhouse_Theatre
gptkb:The_Young_Vic
gptkb:The_Comédie-Française
gptkb:The_American_Conservatory_Theater
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Sligo
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Tralee
gptkb:The_National_Theatre,_London
gptkb:The_Berkeley_Repertory_Theatre
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Donegal
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Tipperary
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Wicklow
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Longford
gptkb:The_Theatre_Royal,_Limerick
gptkb:The_Menier_Chocolate_Factory
gptkb:Comédie-Française
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" We are all in the same boat."
" It is not the same thing to say ' I love you' as to say ' I love you too.'"
" It is not the words that matter, but the way they are said."
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gptkbp:original_language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:part_of
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The Bald Soprano and The Lesson
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gptkbp:performed_in
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gptkb:various_countries
multiple languages
theatres worldwide
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1950
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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1950
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gptkbp:published_in
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gptkb:1952
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gptkbp:setting
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a middle-class English living room
a middle-class living room in London
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gptkbp:style
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absurdist theatre
absurdist comedy
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gptkbp:themes
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communication breakdown
absurdity of everyday life
absurdity of human existence
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gptkbp:translated_into
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English
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Eugène_Ionesco
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Eugene_Ionesco
gptkb:Theater_of_the_Absurd
gptkb:Theatre_of_the_Absurd
gptkb:Absurdist_Theatre
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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