Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
play
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
film adaptation
radio adaptation |
| gptkbp:adaptedInto |
gptkb:Ian_Rickson
gptkb:David_Mamet |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Stanley_and_Goldberg
Goldberg_and_McCann Stanley_and_Petey Petey_and_Gwen |
| gptkbp:characterTraits |
Goldberg's_manipulation
Gwen's_curiosity McCann's_loyalty_to_Goldberg Petey's_indifference Stanley's_fear_of_the_unknown |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
mixed reviews
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
performed worldwide
influenced modern theatre studied in drama schools |
| gptkbp:genre |
Drama
|
| gptkbp:hasPerformance |
gptkb:Lyric_Hammersmith
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Birthday Party
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Eugène_Ionesco |
| gptkbp:influences |
Theatre of the Absurd
Existentialism |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
Pinter's own experiences
post-war_British_society |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Stanley_Webber
gptkb:Goldberg Gwen McCann Petey_Boles |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Royal_Court_Theatre
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Tony_Award_nominations
Olivier_Award_nominations |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"What do you want?"
"I don't want to be a part of it." "It's my birthday!" |
| gptkbp:officialLanguage |
English
|
| gptkbp:premieredOn |
1958
|
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:Methuen_Publishing
|
| gptkbp:setting |
a seaside boarding house
|
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the blindfold
the birthday party itself the cake |
| gptkbp:theme |
identity
power dynamics absurdism |
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Harold_Pinter
|