OVERVIEW
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Playwright
George Bernard (GB) Shaw
Setting
Room in the War Office of General Mitchener, 1909.
Synopsis
Described by Shaw as "a topical sketch compiled from the editorial and correspondance columns of the daily papers during the women's war in 1909."
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Play Type
Plays General
Number Of Acts
One Act
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Cast Size Male
3
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Cast Size Female
3
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
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Date of First Production
09 July 1909
Production Notes
The production listed here was a private showing, the play having drawn the wrath of the censor as a result of Shaw's thinly veiled caricaturing of General Kitchener and Prime Minister Asquith. The first public performance of the play ( Gaiety Theatre Manchester, 29th September 1909) saw the controversial 'Mitchener' and 'Balsquith' characters renamed 'General Bones' and 'Prime Minister Johnston'.
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Producer
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Original Venue
Venue Notes
First performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London.
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