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Pygmalion


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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".
Author George Bernard-Shaw

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Special Performances


  • 31 Jul 10 Audio Described
  • 4 Aug 10 Audio Described
  • 6 Aug 10 Audio Described
  • 25 Aug 10 Sign Interpreted
  • 27 Aug 10 Audio Described

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Company

Corporate Sponsor Kenwood
Corporate Sponsor DeLonghi
Producer Chichester Festival Theatre
Director Philip Prowse
Design Philip Prowse
Lighting Gerry Jenkinson
Performer Candida Benson (Clara Eynsford Hill)
Performer Rebecca Birch (Parlourmaid)
Performer Suzie Blake (Mrs Pearce)
Performer Stephanie Cole (Mrs Higgins)
Performer Marty Cruickshank (Mrs Eynsford Hill)
Performer Phil Davis (Alfred Doolittle)
Performer Freya Dominic (Parlourmaid/Passer-by)
Performer Rupert Everett (Henry Higgins)
Performer Peter Eyre (Colonel Pickering)
Performer Brendan Hooper (Bystander)
Performer Peter Sandys-Clarke (Freddy Eynsford Hill)
Performer Honeysuckle Weeks (Eliza Doolittle)
Performer Tristram Wymark (Bystander)
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