Details

Shaw's dramatisation of a Cockney flower girl's metamorphosis into a lady is not only a delightful fantasy but also has much to say about social class, money, spiritual freedom and womens' independence. Its combination of ideas and social comment, together with its rich comic characterization, make it one of the most enduring and entertaining of English comedies. Henry Higgins, Professor of Linguistics and confirmed bachelor, wagers that within six months he will transform flower seller, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady who can take her place in high society. Shaw's masterpiece is both brilliantly funny and a devastating critique of the English class system. This play formed the basis of "My Fair Lady".

Cast/Performers

Bertie Carvel (Henry Higgins), Patsy Ferran (Eliza Doolittle), Lizzy Connolly (Clara Eynsford Hill), Grace Cookey-Gam (Mrs Eynsford Hill), Steven Dykes (Ensemble), Michael Gould (Colonel Pickering), Liz Jadav (Ensemble), Penny Layden (Mrs Pearce), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Mrs Higgins), John Marquez (Alfred Doolittle), Taheen Modak (Freddy Eynsford Hill), Caroline Moroney (Ensemble), Rohan Rakhit (Ensemble), Kieran Smith (Aristid Karpathy)

Creatives/Company

Author: George Bernard-Shaw
Adapted by: Elizabeth Charlesworth
Director(s): Richard Jones, Sarah Fahie (movement), Jessica Ronane (CDG - casting)
Design(s): Stewart Laing, Keisha-Paris Banya (wigs / hair / make-up)
Lighting: Adam Silverman
Sound: Tony Gayle
Music: Will Stuart (and musical arranger)
Other(s): William Conacher (dialect), Charlie Hughes-D'Aeth (voice)
Costume: Sarah Bowern (costume supervisor)