Event |
The First Night of Pygmalion
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| Venue |
Centrepoint Theatre, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| First Date |
1974 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The play recreates the tumultuous process of mounting the production, in 1914, and its reception by the public, through the letters of George Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell, reconstructed conversations and items in newspapers. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
Sherril Cooper and Barry Woods shared up to forty roles.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
187266 |
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