Four of the characters are here described as mad and there is a wildness to the play that comes out beautifully in this production. Far from being the desiccated brainbox people assume, he writes about the extremes of passion. When Claire Lams’s spritely, mischievous Candida mockingly asks them “pray, my lords and masters, what have you to offer for my choice?” we could be watching a comedic version of Ibsen.īut Miller has also grasped that there is something Dionysiac within Shaw. For a start, we see the eponymous heroine exposing the word-drunk absurdity of the two men competing for her love: her Christian socialist husband, Rev Morell, and the hyperbolic teenage poet, Marchbanks. That liberation takes many forms in this remarkable play, first performed in 1895.
This is his fourth production of one of the plays in five years and it induces in the audience a giddy delight that reminds me of the comment by Jorge Luis Borges that the work of Shaw “leaves one with a flavour of liberation”. View Theater Row’s COVID page for full details.P aul Miller is almost single-handedly keeping the Shavian flame alive. distance from other patrons while inside the venue.Ĭontactless purchase options will be available for food and beverages.ĮPA approved cleaning products are used along with rigorous cleaning and sanitation protocols. If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home and contact the Theatre Row Box Office at or by phone at (212) 714-2442 ext. Effective immediately, proof of vaccination is no longer required for entry to Theatre Row. The CDC recommends COVID-19 primary series vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older, and COVID-19 boosters for everyone ages 5 years and older, if eligible. Eating and drinking are only permitted in the Lobby and Lounge areas.
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