George Bernard Shaw’s classic is being staged at The Old Vic this autumn
It may have first been performed in the West End way back in 1914 but George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, a satire of the class system, still stands up today, as shown by The Old Vic, which is running a new production of the classic until the end of October. In fact, Pygmalion, which tells the story of cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, who finds herself the subject of a bet to be passed off as a lady in London high society, has had several adaptations over the years, from musical My Fair Lady (which also became a film starring Audrey Hepburn) to nineties romcom She’s All That.
This version, directed by Olivier Award-winner Richard Jones (Endgame, The Hairy Ape), stars fellow Olivier Award-winners Patsy Ferran (Camp Siegfried, A Streetcar Named Desire) and Bertie Carvel (The 47th, The Crown) as Eliza Doolittle and linguist Professor Henry Higgins, who after making a bet with his associate Colonel Pickering, attempts to pass off the irrepressible Eliza as a Duchess.
If Pygmalion has taken your fancy, not only can you get tickets now but if you join OV Loyalty, The Old Vic’s new loyalty points scheme, you’ll automatically start earning points when you book those tickets, which you can then use in exchange for programmes or tickets – you can sign up for free here.
Until Sat 28th October 2023
103 The Cut, London SE1 8NB
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