Relative Values

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"Relative Values" is a comedic stage play by Noël Coward, often revived in British theatre and film adaptations, that satirizes class distinctions and social pretensions in mid-20th-century England.

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Relative Values canonical 2
Relative Values (play) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
work by Noël Coward ⓘ
author Noël Coward ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dramaticForm comedy of manners ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasAdaptation Relative Values (film adaptation) ⓘ
Relative Values (television adaptation) ⓘ
hasCulturalContext British class system ⓘ
post-war Britain ⓘ
hasForm three-act play ⓘ
hasGenreCharacteristic comedy of manners ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ
hasReputation popular Noël Coward comedy ⓘ
hasRevivalsIn British theatre ⓘ
hasSubject aristocracy ⓘ
celebrity culture ⓘ
servant–employer relations ⓘ
intendedAudience adult theatre audiences ⓘ
isPartOf Noël Coward theatrical canon ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century theatre ⓘ
mainTheme British upper class society ⓘ
class distinctions ⓘ
social pretensions ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
notableIn British theatre ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
settingLocation England ⓘ
settingPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
style highly verbal humour ⓘ
light comedy ⓘ
workLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
writer Noël Coward ⓘ

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Sophie Thompson → notableWork → Relative Values ⓘ
Relative Values (film adaptation) → basedOn → Relative Values (play) ⓘ
linked to: Relative Values
Relative Values (film adaptation) → title → Relative Values ⓘ