The War Plays
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The War Plays is a cycle of politically charged, dystopian dramas by British playwright Edward Bond that explore the human and social consequences of war and state violence.
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| The War Plays canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The War Plays Context triple: [Edward Bond, notableWork, The War Plays]
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Lord Strange’s Men
Lord Strange’s Men was a prominent late 16th-century English playing company associated with the early career of William Shakespeare and active in the London theatre scene.
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The Tragedy
"The Tragedy" is a song from the collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama" by Chance the Rapper and Jeremih.
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The Play
The Play is the famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears against Stanford in 1982, featuring multiple laterals and a collision with the Stanford band, and is considered one of the most iconic and chaotic plays in college football history.
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The Travelling Players
The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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E.
Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
- 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: The War Plays Target entity description: The War Plays is a cycle of politically charged, dystopian dramas by British playwright Edward Bond that explore the human and social consequences of war and state violence.
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A.
Lord Strange’s Men
Lord Strange’s Men was a prominent late 16th-century English playing company associated with the early career of William Shakespeare and active in the London theatre scene.
-
B.
The Tragedy
"The Tragedy" is a song from the collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama" by Chance the Rapper and Jeremih.
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C.
The Play
The Play is the famous last-second kickoff return by the California Golden Bears against Stanford in 1982, featuring multiple laterals and a collision with the Stanford band, and is considered one of the most iconic and chaotic plays in college football history.
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D.
The Travelling Players
The Travelling Players is a 1975 Greek historical drama film by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a troupe of actors touring Greece while the nation undergoes turbulent political upheavals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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E.
Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian drama
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play cycle ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Edward Bond ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Edward Bond ⓘ |
| depicts |
breakdown of social order
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civilian victims of war ⓘ post‑nuclear society ⓘ totalitarian state ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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political drama ⓘ war drama ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary political theatre ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Peace
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Red Black and Ignorant ⓘ The Tin Can People ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | stage ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authoritarianism
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family under stress of war ⓘ human suffering ⓘ political oppression ⓘ social consequences of war ⓘ state violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| movement |
modernist theatre
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political theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explicit political content
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exploration of state power and violence ⓘ radical critique of war ⓘ use of dystopian settings ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Edward Bond’s dramatic oeuvre ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analysis of political drama
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theatre criticism ⓘ |
| workPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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