- Comedy of menace

Comedy of menace is the body of plays written by David Campton, Nigel Dennis, N. F. Simpson, and
Harold Pinter. The term was coined by drama critic Irving Wardle, who borrowed it from the subtitle of
Campton's play The Lunatic View: A Comedy of Menace, in reviewing Pinter's and Campton's plays in
Encore in 1958

- The theatre of the absurd

The Theatre of the Absurd (French: théâtre de l'absurde [teɑtʁ(ə) də lapsyʁd]) is a post World War II
designation for particular plays of absurdist fiction written by a number of primarily European
playwrights in the late 1950s, as well as one for the style of theatre which has evolved from their work.
Their work focused largely on the idea of existentialism and expressed what happens when human
existence has no meaning or purpose and therefore all communication breaks down, in fact alerting
their audiences to pursue the opposite. Logical construction and argument gives way to irrational and
illogical speech and to its ultimate conclusion, silence

- The angry young men

The "angry young men" were a group of mostly working and middle class British playwrights and
novelists who became prominent in the 1950s. The group's leading members included John Osborne
and Kingsley Amis.

- Socialist feminism

socialist feminism is a branch of feminism that focuses upon both the public and private spheres of a
woman's life and argues that liberation can only be achieved by working to end both the economic and
cultural sources of women's oppression.

- Overlapping dialogue

Rather than utilizing the more traditional give-and-take approach to a conversation, Altman would have
two, three, or even entire rooms full of people delivering their lines at the same time. This overlapping
dialogue, while unconventional and often difficult to comprehend, created a sense of realism that
became a staple of Altman's films

- Intra-sexual oppression

It refers to the oppression that is exercised between two different sexes. See female discrimination,
gender discrimination, etc.

- The Field Day Theatre Company

The Field Day Theatre Company began as an artistic collaboration between playwright Brian Friel and
actor Stephen Rea. In 1980, the duo set out to launch a production of Friel's recently completed play,
Translations. They decided to rehearse and premiere the play in Derry with the hope of establishing a
major theatre company for Northern Ireland. The production and performance of Translations
generated a level of excitement and anticipation that unified, if only for a short time, the various
factions of a divided community

- Et in arcadia ego
 Et in Arcadia ego (also known as Les bergers d'Arcadie or The Arcadian Shepherds)[1] is a 1637–
38 painting by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665). It depicts a pastoral scene with idealized shepherds
from classical antiquity clustering around an austere tomb. It is held in the Louvre, Paris.

- Baltimore, Maryland
Each May, the Maryland Film Festival takes place in Baltimore, using all five screens of the
historic Charles Theatre as its anchor venue. Many movies and television shows have been
filmed in Baltimore. The Wire was set and filmed in Baltimore. House of Cards, conversely, is set
in Washington, D.C. but filmed in Baltimore.

- Salt lake City

Salt Lake also is home to several classic movie theaters including the Tower Theatre and the
Broadway Theater. Both of these iconic theaters host the Salt Lake Film Society members and
shows. The Salt Lake Film Society also puts on free shows at the Rose Wagner Theater and the
Salt Lake Public Library. Theaters that are now closed are Trolley Corners and Villa Theatre.

- Bethesda fountain

Bethesda Fountain is the central feature on the lower level of the terrace, constructed in
1859-64,[6] which is enclosed within two elliptical balustrades.[7]The pool is centered by a
fountain sculpture designed by Emma Stebbins in 1868 and unveiled in 1873.[8] Stebbins
was the first woman to receive a public commission for a major work of art in New York
City.[8]

- Ballybeg

Ballybeg is an anglicisation of the Irish language term, Baile Beag, which means "Little
Town". The Irish playwright Brian Friel has set many of his works, such as Philadelphia
Here I Come!, Translations and Dancing at Lughnasa, in the fictional County Donegal
town of Ballybeg.[1][2][3][4] Friel's Ballybeg has often been compared to the village of
Glenties, close to where he lived.

- Sidley Park
In Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, Pemberley—the country home of Fitzwilliam Darcy—
is situated in Derbyshire. In that novel, Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is named as one of the
estates Elizabeth Bennet visits before arriving at Pemberley. In the 2005 film adaptation of the
novel, Chatsworth House itself represents Pemberley. In one scene characters discuss visits to
Matlock and Dovedale.

- Library of Alexandria
The Royal Library of Alexandria or Ancient Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one
of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. It was dedicated to the Muses,
the nine goddesses of the arts

- Ovid’s Metamorphosis
 The Metamorphoses (Latin: Metamorphōseōn librī: "Books of Transformations") is a Latin
narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus. Comprising fifteen
books and over 250 myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the
deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework.

- Bertolt Brecht
Eugen Bertolt Friedrich Brecht (/brɛkt/;[1][2][3] German: [bʀɛçt]; 10 February 1898 – 14 August
1956[4]) was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director of the 20th century. He made
contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter through the tours undertaken
by the Berliner Ensemble – the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-
time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel

- Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron (later Noel), 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824),
commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the
Romantic movement. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan
and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, and the short lyric "She Walks in Beauty".

- Oleanna
Oleanna is a two-character play by David Mamet, about the power struggle between a
university professor and one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and,
by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure. The play's title, taken from a folk song,
refers to a 19th-century escapist vision of utopia.[1][2] Mamet later adapted his play into a film of
the same name.

- Double-sided painting by Kadinsky

The 1990 play Six Degrees of Separation refers to a "double-sided Kandinsky" painting.[51] No
such painting is known to exist; in the 1993 film version of the play, the double-sided painting is
portrayed as having Kandinsky's 1913 painting Black Lines on one side and his 1926 painting
Several Circles on the other side.[52] In 2014, Google commemorated Kandinsky's 148th birthday
by featuring a Google Doodle based on his abstract paintings

- Sidney Poitier

Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE[3] (/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ or /ˈpwɑːti.eɪ/; born February 20, 1927), is a
Bahamian-American actor, film director, author and diplomat.In 1964,[4] Poitier became
the first Bahamian and first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best
Actor,[5] for his role in Lilies of the Field.