Author: George Bernard Shaw
Narrator: Roslyn Alexander
Unabridged: 1 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
Published: 12/06/2000
One of Shaws most enduring works, Pygmalion is an insightful comedy of class relations and perceptions, as played out between a Cockney flower girl and the irascible speech professor who has taken her on as a pet project. Described by critics as a play of great vitality and charm, Pygmalion inspired the award-winning stage and film productions of Lerner and Loewes musical, My Fair Lady. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Roslyn Alexander, Shannon Cochran, Denise du Maurier, Rebecca MacLean, David New, Kenneth J. Northcott, Nicholas Pennell, Nicholas Rudall, Ben Whitehouse and Laura Whyte. Coauthors: Adapted By Nicholas Rudall
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