Captain Brassbound's Conversion - George Bernard Shaw

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Advantages: Give you some deep ideas about the world
Disadvantages: No

This product is about social ideas of George Bernard Shaw .It was recorded a very prominent figure in the early years of radio in Britain. It addressed a characteristically wide range of topics, from social equality and the evils of capitalism to the nature of drama. George Bernard Shaw was one of the most celebrated English-language writers of the 20th century . He was born in Dublin, Ireland,on July26, 1856. At his early ages he did many kind of jobs , something like cashier, estate agent. After 9 years of hard life in London, he began to write . he wrote for newspapers and magazines as critic of art, literature, music, and drama including some political activities. In his life he wrote about 47 plays . At last in 1925 he playwright was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. His the most notable being Pygmalion ...

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PYGMALION A PLAY NOT A MUSICAL

Advantages: SARAH PLAYING ELISA
Disadvantages: NOT BEING ABLE TO SING ALONG

of George Bernard Shaws PYGMALION. I am sure you all know the Story of how a Language Expert PROFESSOR HIGGINS takes on the Cockney ELISA DOOLITTLE and teaches her to TALK PROPPER. All i can say that this was not an AMATEUR effort, it turned into a superb evening. This was almost solely down to Sarah who was playing Elisa, from her first SCREECH to her last line she was SUPERB in the part. Her whole essence was thrown into the part of the Cockney Flowerseller, and the audience were transported on a journey of delight as she produced Elisa through from a Howling chicken to the final polished LADY. Sarah gave us all full measure as she wrestled with her growing feelings for Professor Higgins. Of course she hit all the laughter lines spot on, with that famous ASCOT Scene as she cheers her horse on with "MOVE YOUR ARSE". I ...

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BLUNT(schli) and SER(g)IUS

Advantages: Well-written
Disadvantages: Blunt and not very funny? totally humourless maybe

Arms and the Man (1894) By George Bernard Shaw A play in three acts This early work is probably not one of the most famous plays written by George Bernard Shaw, yet it gives a clear idea of his style and humour. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885-6), a professional Swiss soldier who fights on the Serbian side climbs the water-pipe and enters the bedroom of a Bulgarian young woman called Raina. This lady's fiancé, Sergius, is an officer and her father is a major and they both fight in the war. Still, she takes pity on the soldier whose main concern seems to be to eat some chocolate and get some sleep. In the second act of the play, Major Petkoff, Raina's father and Sergius return home after peace was signed in 1886. Raina receives her fiancé as if her were a real hero and he praises her as a lady, yet he flirts with the maid ...

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