Woman in Mind

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Woman in Mind is a darkly comic play by Alan Ayckbourn that explores a woman's psychological breakdown through the blurring of her real and imagined worlds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dark comedy ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author Alan Ayckbourn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dramaticStyle fourth-wall manipulation ⓘ
mix of comedy and tragedy ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Susan ⓘ
narrativeDevice blurring of reality and fantasy ⓘ
unreliable perception ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of a woman’s inner life on stage ⓘ
use of subjective reality in staging ⓘ
originalMedium theatre ⓘ
protagonistOccupation housewife ⓘ
setting suburban English home ⓘ
structure single perspective narrative ⓘ
subjectMatter family relationships ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
mental health ⓘ
psychological breakdown ⓘ
theme breakdown of communication ⓘ
dissatisfaction with domestic life ⓘ
emotional isolation ⓘ
escapism ⓘ
female identity ⓘ
writer Alan Ayckbourn ⓘ

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Alan Ayckbourn → notableWork → Woman in Mind ⓘ