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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Harold_Pinter
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:television_series
gptkb:radio_station
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gptkbp:awards
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Tony Award nomination
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Ben
gptkb:Gus
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gptkbp:character_development
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Ben's authority
Gus's insecurity
Ben's character arc
Gus's character arc
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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Ben's authority
Ben and Gus
Gus's aspirations
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gptkbp:characteristics
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Ben's cynicism
Gus's naivety
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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performed worldwide
inspired adaptations
translated into multiple languages
included in anthologies
studied in drama schools
influenced playwrights
inspired academic essays
performed in universities
inspired film directors
inspired theatre companies
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Peter_Hall
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:1957
gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Dumb Waiter
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gptkbp:influenced
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modern theatre
Pinter's later works
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Samuel_Beckett
gptkb:Eugène_Ionesco
gptkb:Kafka
gptkb:Theatre_of_the_Absurd
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:The_Birthday_Party
gptkb:The_Caretaker
gptkb:The_Homecoming
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Pinter's experiences
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Pinter's experiences
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gptkbp:language
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English
sparse
sharp and witty
subtextual
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Ben
gptkb:Gus
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Robert_Shaw
gptkb:John_Le_Mesurier
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:Royal_Court_Theatre
gptkb:West_End
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" What do you want?"
' We are not in the business of making friends.'
" I don't like it down here."
" It's all part of the game."
" We are not in a restaurant."
" You can't just sit there."
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gptkbp:official_language
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English
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gptkbp:performance
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one act
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:festival
gptkb:West_End
gptkb:various_countries
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gptkbp:plot
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two hitmen waiting for instructions
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Methuen_Publishing
gptkb:1960
gptkb:The_Birthday_Party_and_Other_Plays
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:setting
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a basement kitchen
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gptkbp:style
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minimalist
minimalism
absurdist
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gptkbp:symbolism
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communication barriers
the dumb waiter
food orders
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:absurdism
power dynamics
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Harold_Pinter
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