Tonight at 8:30

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"Tonight at 8:30" is a cycle of one-act plays written by Noël Coward, originally created as a showcase for actress Gertrude Lawrence in the 1930s.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tonight at 8:30 canonical 1
Tonight at 8:30 (television series) 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cycle of one-act plays ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author Noël Coward ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Noël Coward ⓘ
featuresPerformer Gertrude Lawrence ⓘ
Noël Coward ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1935 ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
one-act play ⓘ
hasAdaptation Family Album (television adaptation) ⓘ
Fumed Oak (television adaptation) ⓘ
Hands Across the Sea (television adaptation) ⓘ
Red Peppers (television adaptation) ⓘ
Shadow Play (television adaptation) ⓘ
Still Life (film adaptation Brief Encounter) ⓘ
The Astonished Heart (film) ⓘ
Tonight at 8:30 (television series) ⓘ
linked to: Tonight at 8:30

Ways and Means (television adaptation) ⓘ
We Were Dancing (film) ⓘ
hasTheme emotional repression ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
middle-class life ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ
show business ⓘ
includesWork Family Album ⓘ
Fumed Oak ⓘ
Hands Across the Sea ⓘ
Red Peppers ⓘ
Shadow Play ⓘ
Star Chamber ⓘ
Still Life ⓘ
The Astonished Heart ⓘ
Ways and Means ⓘ
We Were Dancing ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableOriginalStar Gertrude Lawrence ⓘ
Noël Coward ⓘ
numberOfPlays 10 ⓘ
originalMedium stage ⓘ
partOf Noël Coward’s theatrical canon ⓘ
purpose showcase for Gertrude Lawrence ⓘ
style light comedy mixed with pathos ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ
theatricalTradition West End theatre ⓘ
typicalPerformanceFormat three one-act plays in an evening ⓘ
writtenIn 1930s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gertrude Lawrence → notableWork → Tonight at 8:30 ⓘ
Tonight at 8:30 → hasAdaptation → Tonight at 8:30 (television series) ⓘ
linked to: Tonight at 8:30