Pygmalion

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Event Pygmalion
Venue University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date 12 October 1953
Opening Date 12 October 1953
Last Date 24 October 1953
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A phonetics professor makes a bet that he can pass off a Cockney flower girl as a society lady by teaching her to speak with an upper class accent.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Class Issues
Language
Speech
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Beth Brown Actor
Zoe Caldwell Actor
Bryan Edward Actor
Norma Edwards Actor
George Fairfax Actor
Ron Grainger Actor
Kenric Hudson Actor
Lorna Kirkwood-Jones Actor
Pauline Menzies Actor
John Powers Actor
Alex Scott Actor
Muriel Stevens Actor
Margo Braybrook Administrator
Beth Brown Assistant Stage Manager
Norma Edwards Assistant Stage Manager
Karis Mond Director
George Bernard Shaw Playwright
John Sumner Set Designer
Ron Field Stage Director
Bryan Edward Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This production toured Victoria and South Australia at the end of the company's first season in 1954.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC records
Event Identifier 77452
Dataset AusStage