| Tickets for a Pygmalion NY theatre show are a | | | | many years ago by Ovid. Shaw had already |
| wonderful way to catch the best of New York and | | | | distinguished himself as a playwright par excellence. |
| one of the best plays to ever hit the stage. While | | | | While some plays plodded on in heavy overtones |
| some plays sparkle and then fade with the years, | | | | about the social injustices of the times, others were |
| Pygmalion is one that has endured the changes of | | | | nothing more than light-hearted pieces, with very little or |
| time. Even in today's world of cellular phones and | | | | no substance at all. Shaw managed to marry both |
| space travel, Pygmalion still speaks to audiences and | | | | concepts quite expertly in all his plays- Pygmalion in |
| makes them laugh. Not only is it a hit in the | | | | particular is indeed a stinging satire about class |
| English-speaking world, the play has also been adapted | | | | distinctions in England at that time. Nevertheless, it is |
| into a number of other languages. | | | | done in such a light-hearted and witty way, Shaw |
| A Master's Masterpiece | | | | neatly puts his point across, without being |
| Pygmalion was written by GB Shaw in 1913, and was | | | | melodramatic or heavy-handed. |
| adapted from the original Pygmalion that was written | | | | |