Party Time

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"Party Time" is a one-act play by British dramatist Harold Pinter that explores themes of political oppression, social privilege, and willful ignorance through a chillingly superficial cocktail party.

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Party Time canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf one-act play ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author Harold Pinter ⓘ
contrasts comfort of the privileged with suffering of the oppressed ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dramaticDevice elliptical dialogue ⓘ
irony ⓘ
offstage violence ⓘ
dramaticStyle Pinteresque pauses and menace ⓘ
explores denial of political reality ⓘ
language as a tool of power ⓘ
moral responsibility of the privileged ⓘ
genre absurdist drama ⓘ
political drama ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality British ⓘ
hasCharacterType marginalized outsider ⓘ
party guests ⓘ
politically connected figures ⓘ
narrativeFocus superficial social conversation ⓘ
notableWork Party Time ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Harold Pinter's political plays ⓘ
periodOfWork late 20th century ⓘ
portrays complicity with authoritarian power ⓘ
social elite ⓘ
setting cocktail party ⓘ
structure one act ⓘ
theme political oppression ⓘ
social privilege ⓘ
violence and repression ⓘ
willful ignorance ⓘ
tone chilling ⓘ
menacing ⓘ

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Harold Pinter → notableWork → Party Time ⓘ
Harold Pinter → notableWork → Party Time ⓘ
subject linked to: Party Time