Pygmalion

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Event Pygmalion
Venue Gisborne, Gisborne, New Zealand
First Date 1958
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
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.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Romantic
Subjects Identity
Language
Working Class
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Brian Actor
Marie Collett Actor
Jeannette de Montalk Actor
Ethel Hobbs Actor Mrs Pearce
Barbara Leake Actor
Brigid Lenihan Actor Eliza Doolittle
Leon Sinden Actor Henry Higgins
Charles Walker Actor
Freda Wilson Actor
Stafford Byrne Director
George Bernard Shaw Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Played in 30 centres to 94,090 people.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 193802