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Pygmalion

1966
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About Pygmalion

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Pygmalion is a play by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, named after the Greek mythological figure. It premiered at the Hofburg Theatre in Vienna on 16 October 1913 and was first presented on stage in German. Its English-language premiere took place at His Majesty's Theatre in London's West End in April 1914 and starred Herbert Beerbohm Tree as phonetics professor Henry Higgins and Mrs Patrick Campbell as Cockney flower-girl Eliza Doolittle.

Shaw's play has been adapted many times, most notably as the 1938 film Pygmalion, the 1956 stage musical My Fair Lady, and its 1964 film version.

Aug 19 - 27, 1966

  • The Little Theatre

  • Genre: Drama

  • Playwright: George Bernard Shaw

  • Director: Alan Wakeling

  • 3rd place at the Royal South Street Competition

Cast

Les Hood

Professor Higgins

Dorothy Higgins

Eliza Dolittle

Laurie Borrows

Colonel Pickering

Don Fraser

Mr Doolittle

Jennifer Boyd

Clara Eynsford Hill

Keith Hallet

Freddy Eynsford Hill

Ed McLenehan

Second Bystander, Taximan, Policeman

Yutha Valpied

Mrs. Pearce

Helen Anderson

Parlour Maid

Mary Macleod

Mrs. Higgins

Sandra Gesell

Hostess

Terry Potter

Host, Bystander

Ian Barrett

Footman

Alf. Walker-Davies

Count Nepommuck

Crew

  • Director
    Alan Wakeling
  • Stage Manager
    Stephen Strickland
  • Costume Design and Coordination
    Barbara Fraser and Eileen Shannon
  • Assistants to Costume
    Carmel Allen (dresser)
  • Sound
    Albert Dulfer
  • Lighting
    Russ Hammont
  • Props
    Louise Lamin
  • Set Design
    Alan Wakeling
  • Marketing
    Ros. White
  • Graphic Design
    Don Fraser (poster)
  • Program Design
    Don Fraser
  • Set Construction
    Ken Felstead (decor), Mary Macleod (upholstery), Alf. Walker-Davies (gold chairs)
  • Hair
    Barbara Valpied and Helen Quayle
  • All-round Crew
    lan Barrett and Glenn Lewis

Reviews

From BNT newsletter June 1966

Pygmalion is progressing well. Stage sets have begun, and costumes are well under way.  We have heard that much interest is being shown by the secondary schools for advance bookings for this production.  It is a set play for the Leaving Examination.  It will also be the theatres entry for South Street – 3 Act section.

From BNT newsletter September 1966

Our sincere congratulations to Alan Wakeling on this most successful major production.  Full house every night.  Performances by members of the cast of an equally high standard night after night.  Now, we wish this group the very best of luck for their performance on the 16th (i.e. Friday night) at South Street.

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