The Dover Road

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The Dover Road is a comedic play by A. A. Milne that humorously explores romance and mistaken intentions when eloping couples are waylaid at an eccentric country house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play ⓘ
stage comedy ⓘ
audience adult theatre audiences ⓘ
author A. A. Milne ⓘ
authorOfSameGenre A. A. Milne ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dramaticStyle light comedy of manners ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
genre comedy ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ
hasAdaptation The Lady Vanishes (1938 film, loosely inspired) ⓘ
linked to: The Lady Vanishes
hasCharacterType eccentric host ⓘ
eloping couple ⓘ
hasDialogueStyle witty banter ⓘ
hasMotif country-house confinement ⓘ
obstacles to elopement ⓘ
testing romantic compatibility ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
narrativeDevice forced stay in a country house ⓘ
narrativeFocus eloping couples waylaid at a country house ⓘ
setting England ⓘ
an eccentric country house ⓘ
structure three-act play ⓘ
theme elopement ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
mistaken intentions ⓘ
romance ⓘ
tone humorous ⓘ

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A. A. Milne → notableWork → The Dover Road ⓘ