George Bernard Shaw’s classic play, PYGMALION is coming to The Old Vic theatre for a limited time in 2023.
‘I’ve a right to be here if I like. Same as you’
Eliza Doolittle aspires to more than selling flowers on the streets of Covent Garden.
After a chance meeting with Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering, she finds herself the subject of a rash bet to pass her off as a lady amongst the great and the good of London society.
Olivier-winner Richard Jones (Endgame, The Hairy Ape) directs the Olivier Award-winning duo of Bertie Carvel (The 47th, The Crown) and Patsy Ferran (Camp Siegfried, A Streetcar Named Desire) in George Bernard Shaw’s explosively funny, biting and subversive satire on class, as the ruthless linguist Higgins attempts to transform the brilliantly irrepressible Eliza – who breaks the mould he creates for her.
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Set in London in the early 1900s, two linguists, Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering attempt to teach working-class flower girl Eliza proper English instead of her cockney dialect to transform into a lady of high society. Eliza aspires to improve her life and believes she can do more than just selling flowers on the streets of Covent Garden. When a rash bet is made between linguists Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering, Eliza’s life changes as the pair attempt to transform her into a duchess.
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2 hours 10 minutes including a 15 minute interval
Patsy Ferran (Eliza Doolittle), Bertie Carvel (Henry Higgins)
George Bernard Shaw (Playwright), Richard Jones (Director)
Age Guidance: 12+
