Pygmalion

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Event Pygmalion
Venue Wellington Repertory Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 1951
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description '…not recognisably Shaw at all.' (Landfall) Produced to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of Wellington Rep. (Listener).

Pygmalion tells the story of a professor who makes a bet that he can transform a working-class woman into a lady by teaching her how to speak and act like a member of the upper class. The play explores themes of social class, identity, and the power of language.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Romantic
Subjects Identity
Language
Working Class
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Don Brown Actor Professor Higgins
Neil Dolheguy Actor Colonel Pickering
Avril Flockton Actor Parlour maid
Jocelyn Gregory Actor Clara Eynsford-Hill
Roderick Horn Actor Freddie Eynsford-Hill
Ken Ling Actor Alfred Doolittle
Margaret Simmons Actor Mrs Pearce
Shona Smale Actor Mrs Higgins
Peggy Walker Actor Eliza Doolittle
Nancy Wise Actor Mrs Eynsford-Hill
Vivienne Lake Costume Designer
Vera Fausett Costume Maker Costume maker assistant
Vivienne Lake Costume Maker
Harold Baigent Director
George Bernard Shaw Playwright
Robin Goodman Tour Manager Tour organiser
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Community Arts Service (CAS) Theatre also presented the play in 1951 (and toured to multiple locations).
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 189020