Pygmalion

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Event Pygmalion
Venue Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Community Arts Service (CAS) Tour 1951
First Date May 1951
Dates Estimated No
Status Community
World Premiere No
Description 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.

CAS - the mobile drama unit of the Community Arts Service, Auckland - on tour with its fifth production in the Auckland region.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Romantic
Subjects Class Issues
Identity
Language
Romance
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 The CAS tour Auckland, Pukekohe, Matakawa, Waiuku, Warkworth 16 April, Whangarei 17-18 April, Hukerunui 19 April, Okaihau 23 April, Kaitaia 24 April, Kerikeri 26 April, Dargaville 27 April, Wellsford 28 April, Cambridge 30 April, Avondale 1 May, Thames 2 May, Waihi 3 May, Katikati 8 May, Morrinsville 9 May, Huntly 10 May, Matamata 15 May, Te Puke 16 May, Opotiki 17 May, Gisborne 21 May. Wellin
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 189021