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Heartbreak House

OVERVIEW

  • Playwright

    George Bernard (GB) Shaw 

  • Setting

    Period - Late September Captain Shotover's Villa in Sussex

  • Synopsis

    The reverberations of World War I permeate Shaw's tragi-comedy of manners. Ellie Dunn, a no-nonsense young woman engaged to a much older, wealthy man, Boss Mangan comes to visit the country house of Captain Shotover, a wise old sea dog, who has many witticisms to impart about British men & women in wartime.

  • Play Type

    Plays General

    Number Of Acts

    Full-Length

    • Cast size

  • Male

    6

  • Female

    4

  • Total

    10

Original Production

Original Cast
Captain Shotover Albert Perry
The Burglar Henry Travers
Randall Utterword Ralph Roeder
Alfred 'Boss' Mangan Dudley Digges
Hector Hushabye Fred Eric
Mazzini Dunn Erskine Sanford
Hesione Hushabye Effie Shannon
Lady Utterword Lucille Watson
Nurse Guinness Helen Westley
Ellie Dunn Elizabeth Risdon

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