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Getting Married

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    George Bernard (GB) Shaw 

  • Setting

    The kitchen of the Bishop of Chelsea on the morning of the wedding of his youngest daughter.

  • Synopsis

    A series of dramatic discussions on the subject of engagement, marriage and divorce.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    One Act

    • Cast size

  • Male

    7

  • Female

    5

  • Total

    12

Original Production

  • Date of First Production

    12 May 1908

  • Venue Notes

    First performed at His Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, London (now known as the Theatre Royal).

Original Cast  
Reginald Bridgenorth William Farren
Edith Bridgenorth Auriol Lee
Cecil Sykes Berte Thomas
John Hotchkiss Robert Loraine
Bishop Chelsea Henry Ainley
Mrs Reginald Bridgenorth Marie Loehr
Lesbia Grantham Beryl Faber
General Bridgenorth Charles Fulton
Alderman Collins E. Holman Clarke
Mrs Bridgenorth Mary Rorke
Rev. de Soames James Hearn
Mrs George Collins Fanny Brough

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