Before The Party

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"Before the Party" has multiple meanings:

• Short Story: W. Somerset Maugham wrote the short story "Before the Party", first published in 1922. The story centers around Millicent, who returns to England after the death of her husband, a colonial administrator in Borneo. The story revolves around the mystery of her husband's death, questioning if it was a fever, suicide, or murder.
• Themes present in this story, include keeping up appearances, class division, cultural contrast, and the revealing of true character during a crisis.

• Play: Rodney Ackland adapted Maugham's short story into a play in 1949. The play adaptation expands on the original story. The play is set in post-World War II England and focuses on the Skinner family as they prepare for a garden party. It satirizes the British upper-middle class and their social concerns.
• The play reveals dark family secrets and explores themes of class, social status, and hypocrisy.

• TV Series: There was also a TV series in 1969 based on Maugham's story.

• Mixtape: Chris Brown released a mixtape in 2015 with the same title.