Pygmalion

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Event Pygmalion
Venue Concert Chamber, Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 20 May 1926
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Inaugural production. A successful three night season.

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 Comedy
Romantic
Subjects Identity
Language
Working Class
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
E W G Coleridge Actor Mrs Eynsford-Hill
A Molesworth Actor Clara Eynsford-Hill
Vivian Rhind Actor Alfred Doolittle
W S Wauchop Actor Professor Higgins
George Bernard Shaw Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 189164