Jerusalem (stage play)
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Jerusalem is a critically acclaimed stage play by Jez Butterworth, known for its darkly comic exploration of English rural life and national identity, and for featuring a celebrated performance by Johnny Flynn in notable productions.
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| Jerusalem (stage play) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerusalem (stage play) Context triple: [Johnny Flynn, notableWork, Jerusalem (stage play)]
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A.
A Beggar in Jerusalem
A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
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B.
Jerusalem in Miniature
Jerusalem in Miniature is a landscaped park in Cullman, Alabama, featuring intricate miniature replicas of famous religious and historical structures, especially from Jerusalem, created by Benedictine monk Brother Joseph Zoettl.
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C.
Boneh Yerushalayim
Boneh Yerushalayim is the third blessing in the Jewish Grace After Meals, focusing on the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the restoration of the Temple.
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D.
Jerusalem Report
Jerusalem Report is an English-language news magazine based in Israel that provides in-depth analysis and commentary on Middle Eastern and Jewish world affairs.
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E.
Jerusalem: The History of a Song
"Jerusalem: The History of a Song" is a non-fiction book by Andrew Gant that explores the cultural, historical, and musical significance of the hymn "Jerusalem."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerusalem (stage play) Target entity description: Jerusalem is a critically acclaimed stage play by Jez Butterworth, known for its darkly comic exploration of English rural life and national identity, and for featuring a celebrated performance by Johnny Flynn in notable productions.
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A.
A Beggar in Jerusalem
A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
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B.
Jerusalem in Miniature
Jerusalem in Miniature is a landscaped park in Cullman, Alabama, featuring intricate miniature replicas of famous religious and historical structures, especially from Jerusalem, created by Benedictine monk Brother Joseph Zoettl.
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C.
Boneh Yerushalayim
Boneh Yerushalayim is the third blessing in the Jewish Grace After Meals, focusing on the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the restoration of the Temple.
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D.
Jerusalem Report
Jerusalem Report is an English-language news magazine based in Israel that provides in-depth analysis and commentary on Middle Eastern and Jewish world affairs.
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E.
Jerusalem: The History of a Song
"Jerusalem: The History of a Song" is a non-fiction book by Andrew Gant that explores the cultural, historical, and musical significance of the hymn "Jerusalem."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (351)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Jez Butterworth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | English ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation |
Royal Court Theatre, London
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linked to:
Royal Court Theatre
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| genre |
comedy-drama
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dark comedy ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act I
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Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian symbolism
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English cultural memory ⓘ English exceptionalism ⓘ English folklore ⓘ English mythic hero ⓘ English pastoral myth ⓘ Englishness ⓘ Midsummer rituals ⓘ adult responsibility ⓘ ancestral land ⓘ anti-establishment sentiment ⓘ anti-heroism ⓘ apocalyptic vision ⓘ authority abuse ⓘ authority and resistance ⓘ belonging ⓘ betrayal ⓘ betrayed countryside ⓘ bittersweet tone ⓘ black comedy ⓘ black market ⓘ blasphemy ⓘ boasting ⓘ border of reality and myth ⓘ borderlands ⓘ broken families ⓘ broken promises ⓘ bureaucracy vs individual ⓘ bureaucratic language ⓘ carnivalesque atmosphere ⓘ choice ⓘ chosen family ⓘ class tension ⓘ collective cost ⓘ collective guilt ⓘ collective memory ⓘ comic heroism ⓘ commodified land ⓘ communal gatherings ⓘ communal myth-making ⓘ community and belonging ⓘ community complicity ⓘ community conflict ⓘ community memory ⓘ community responsibility ⓘ community scapegoat ⓘ community storytelling ⓘ conflict with authority ⓘ consequence ⓘ contamination ⓘ contemporary England ⓘ 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vs conformity ⓘ friendship ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ gossip ⓘ hallucinatory reality ⓘ hedonism ⓘ heroic failure ⓘ home ⓘ homelessness ⓘ honour ⓘ hope amid ruin ⓘ housing development ⓘ identity ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ identity paradox ⓘ ignored warnings ⓘ illegal parties ⓘ indomitable will ⓘ inevitable fate ⓘ informal community order ⓘ informal economy ⓘ ironic nationalism ⓘ irony ⓘ land and ownership ⓘ land as battlefield ⓘ land as character ⓘ land as commodity ⓘ land as home ⓘ land as identity ⓘ land as mythic space ⓘ land as prison ⓘ land as sanctuary ⓘ land clearance ⓘ land dispute ⓘ land rights ⓘ landscape as character ⓘ last stand ⓘ legal threats ⓘ legal vs moral right ⓘ legend vs reality ⓘ legendary endurance ⓘ legendary exploits ⓘ legendary past ⓘ liminal festival space ⓘ liminal spaces ⓘ local government power ⓘ loss of green belt ⓘ loss of tradition ⓘ lost children ⓘ lost glory ⓘ lost innocence ⓘ loyalty ⓘ marginal communities ⓘ marginalized voices ⓘ masculinity ⓘ mask and self ⓘ material defeat ⓘ modern paganism ⓘ modern vs traditional values ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ moral consequence ⓘ moral failure ⓘ myth and folklore ⓘ myth vs truth ⓘ mythic England ⓘ mythic death ⓘ mythic heroism ⓘ mythic landscape ⓘ mythic past ⓘ mythic rebellion ⓘ mythic self-invention ⓘ mythic storytelling ⓘ mythic survival ⓘ mythic victory ⓘ national consequence ⓘ national contradiction ⓘ national decline ⓘ national myth vs reality ⓘ national myth-making ⓘ national rebirth ⓘ national song symbolism ⓘ official notices ⓘ oral defiance ⓘ oral myth ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ outsider charisma ⓘ outsider community ⓘ outsider hero ⓘ outsider sanctuary ⓘ outsider settlement ⓘ outsiderhood ⓘ ownership ⓘ pagan England ⓘ pagan festival ⓘ pagan symbolism ⓘ paper authority ⓘ paradox of England ⓘ parenthood ⓘ party culture ⓘ patriotic imagery ⓘ performance of identity ⓘ permanent loss ⓘ personal cost ⓘ personal legend ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ planning law ⓘ police harassment ⓘ political critique ⓘ pollution ⓘ pride ⓘ private self ⓘ profane land ⓘ profane performance ⓘ property rights ⓘ prophetic voice ⓘ protection ⓘ public persona ⓘ purity ⓘ redemption ⓘ religious imagery ⓘ resistance to development ⓘ resurrection imagery ⓘ ritual and paganism ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ ritual time ⓘ ritual violence ⓘ ritualized conflict ⓘ ritualized drinking ⓘ rootedness ⓘ rumour ⓘ rural authority ⓘ rural boredom ⓘ rural carnival ⓘ rural decline ⓘ rural dispossession ⓘ rural festivals ⓘ rural hedonism ⓘ rural legend ⓘ rural marginality ⓘ rural myth ⓘ rural myth-making ⓘ rural oral culture ⓘ rural policing ⓘ rural subculture ⓘ rural underclass ⓘ rural youth ⓘ sacred land ⓘ sacred landscape ⓘ sacred performance ⓘ sacred profanity ⓘ sacred vs profane ⓘ sacrifice of innocence ⓘ sacrifice of land ⓘ sacrifice of myth ⓘ sacrifice of people ⓘ sacrifice of the outsider ⓘ sacrifice of truth ⓘ sacrilege ⓘ safety ⓘ satire ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ self-invention ⓘ self-mythologizing ⓘ self-preservation ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ shame ⓘ shared myth ⓘ shared responsibility ⓘ social change ⓘ social consequence ⓘ social critique ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ spiritual consequence ⓘ spiritual emptiness ⓘ spiritual land ⓘ spiritual victory ⓘ spirituality outside religion ⓘ squatting ⓘ stagnation ⓘ state bureaucracy ⓘ state control ⓘ state encroachment ⓘ state eviction ⓘ state eviction notices ⓘ state intimidation ⓘ state neglect ⓘ state power ⓘ state surveillance ⓘ state violence ⓘ state-sanctioned order ⓘ state-sanctioned violence ⓘ stewardship ⓘ story as power ⓘ storytelling ⓘ substance use ⓘ subversion of patriotism ⓘ surrender ⓘ surrogate family ⓘ syncretic belief ⓘ tall tales ⓘ temporary community ⓘ temporary home ⓘ tragic heroism ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ traveller culture ⓘ trespass ⓘ trust ⓘ truth-telling ⓘ unforgivable acts ⓘ urban encroachment ⓘ vanishing England ⓘ
linked to:
The Last of England
visionary experience ⓘ visionary martyrdom ⓘ youth aspiration ⓘ youth culture ⓘ youth disillusionment ⓘ youth rebellion ⓘ youth vulnerability ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English national identity
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English rural life ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Johnny "Rooster" Byron ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Wiltshire, England
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linked to:
Wiltshire
rural England ⓘ |
| writer | Jez Butterworth ⓘ |
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Subject: Jerusalem (stage play) Description of subject: Jerusalem is a critically acclaimed stage play by Jez Butterworth, known for its darkly comic exploration of English rural life and national identity, and for featuring a celebrated performance by Johnny Flynn in notable productions.
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