Pygmalion
2011
BBC Physical Audio (Verlag)
978-1-4084-7063-3 (ISBN)
BBC Physical Audio (Verlag)
978-1-4084-7063-3 (ISBN)
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When phonetics tutor and linguist Henry Higgins meets Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle, he makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can teach her to speak so well that she will be able to pass herself off as a Duchess at a society ball. Eliza agrees, but her transformation process will take its toll on both Eliza and Higgins...
Simon Cadell stars as Henry Higgins with Imelda Staunton as Eliza Doolittle in this BBC Radio 4 production of Shaw's famous play. When phonetics tutor and linguist Henry Higgins meets Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle, he makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can teach her to speak so well that she will be able to pass herself off as a Duchess at a society ball. Eliza agrees, seduced by promises of chocolates and taxi rides - but her transformation from caterpillar to butterfly will not be easy, and the process will take its toll on both Eliza and Higgins...Written in 1912, "Pygmalion" enjoyed instant success and was adapted as the hit musical "My Fair Lady", starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. Among the star cast in this 1986 adaptation are Simon Cadell, Imelda Staunton, Rachel Gurney and Edward Hardwicke. "The Classic Radio Theatre" range presents notable radio productions of much-loved plays by some of the most renowned playwrights, and starring some of our finest actors.
Simon Cadell stars as Henry Higgins with Imelda Staunton as Eliza Doolittle in this BBC Radio 4 production of Shaw's famous play. When phonetics tutor and linguist Henry Higgins meets Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle, he makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can teach her to speak so well that she will be able to pass herself off as a Duchess at a society ball. Eliza agrees, seduced by promises of chocolates and taxi rides - but her transformation from caterpillar to butterfly will not be easy, and the process will take its toll on both Eliza and Higgins...Written in 1912, "Pygmalion" enjoyed instant success and was adapted as the hit musical "My Fair Lady", starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. Among the star cast in this 1986 adaptation are Simon Cadell, Imelda Staunton, Rachel Gurney and Edward Hardwicke. "The Classic Radio Theatre" range presents notable radio productions of much-loved plays by some of the most renowned playwrights, and starring some of our finest actors.
Born in Dublin, the Irish dramatist, literary critic and socialist spokesman, George Bernard Shaw began his literary career as a novelist; as a fervent advocate of the new theatre of Ibsen, he decided to write plays in order to illustrate his criticism of the English stage. His important plays include: "Mrs. Warren's Profession, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, The Doctor's Dilemma, Candid, " and "Pygmalion."
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.8.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Classic Radio Theatre |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4084-7063-2 / 1408470632 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4084-7063-3 / 9781408470633 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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