When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout
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"When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout" is a critically acclaimed stage play by Scottish writer Sharman Macdonald that explores mother-daughter relationships and female identity with dark humor and emotional depth.
All labels observed (1)
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| When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11363866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout Context triple: [Sharman Macdonald, notableWork, When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout]
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Scream & Shout
"Scream & Shout" is a dance-pop and electro house single by will.i.am featuring Britney Spears that became a global hit known for its club-ready production and catchy hook.
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B.
Sing it Loud
Sing It Loud is a 2011 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang, blending pop and country influences with lush, melodic arrangements.
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C.
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a 2018 dance-pop song by David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, and J Balvin that blends EDM with Latin influences and gained international chart success.
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D.
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a hit R&B single by Destiny's Child, widely recognized for its catchy hook, narrative about infidelity, and role in cementing the group's mainstream success around 1999–2000.
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E.
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a drill-rap track by New York rapper Fivio Foreign that showcases his aggressive flow and signature Brooklyn drill sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout Target entity description: "When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout" is a critically acclaimed stage play by Scottish writer Sharman Macdonald that explores mother-daughter relationships and female identity with dark humor and emotional depth.
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A.
Scream & Shout
"Scream & Shout" is a dance-pop and electro house single by will.i.am featuring Britney Spears that became a global hit known for its club-ready production and catchy hook.
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B.
Sing it Loud
Sing It Loud is a 2011 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang, blending pop and country influences with lush, melodic arrangements.
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C.
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a 2018 dance-pop song by David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, and J Balvin that blends EDM with Latin influences and gained international chart success.
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D.
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a hit R&B single by Destiny's Child, widely recognized for its catchy hook, narrative about infidelity, and role in cementing the group's mainstream success around 1999–2000.
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E.
Say My Name
"Say My Name" is a drill-rap track by New York rapper Fivio Foreign that showcases his aggressive flow and signature Brooklyn drill sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Sharman Macdonald ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
daughter
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mother ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emotional trauma
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reconciliation ⓘ women’s experiences ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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drama ⓘ feminist theatre ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| hasCastGenderFocus | primarily female characters ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
naturalistic dialogue
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poetic elements ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family dynamics
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female identity ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ memory ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | nonlinear structure ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of mother–daughter bonds
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portrayal of female subjectivity ⓘ use of dark humor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary Scottish theatre ⓘ |
| setting | Scotland ⓘ |
| subject |
emotional repression
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gender roles ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ personal history ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| tone | dark humor ⓘ |
| workOf | Sharman Macdonald ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout Description of subject: "When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout" is a critically acclaimed stage play by Scottish writer Sharman Macdonald that explores mother-daughter relationships and female identity with dark humor and emotional depth.
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