About the Show
Shaw’s dramatisation of a Cockney flower girl’s metamorphosis into a lady is not only a delightful fantasy but also has much to say about social class, money, spiritual freedom and womens’ independence. Its combination of ideas and social comment, together with its rich comic characterization, make it one of the most enduring and entertaining of English comedies. Henry Higgins, Professor of Linguistics and confirmed bachelor, wagers that within six months he will transform flower seller, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady who can take her place in high society. Shaw’s masterpiece is both brilliantly funny and a devastating critique of the English class system. This play formed the basis of “My Fair Lady”.
Cast
Celia Learmonth
Eliza Doolittle
Dickon Farmar
Professor Higgins
Simon Taylor
Colonel G Pickering
Kevin Furness
Alfred P Doolittle/Taxi Man/Constable/Bystander
Rosanna Preston
Mrs Higgins/Bystander/Footman
Christopher O'Dea
Freddy Eynsford Hill/Professor Nepommuck
Heather Dalton
Mrs Eynsford Hill/Taxi Man
Joanna Coulton
Clara Eynsford Hill/Taxi Man
Sarah Wenban
Mrs Pearce/Bystander
Peter Novis
Sarcastic Bystander/Manservant/Constable/Host at Ball
Kejenne Beard
Footman at Ball
Creatives
George Bernard-Shaw
Author
Emilia Teglia
Director
Max Batty
Design
Irena Pancer
Costume
Rob Hebblethwaite
Lighting
Vera Bremerton
Music
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