Shaw's Shorts by George Bernard Shaw Tickets

A fresh look at two of GB Shaw’s most delicious one-act plays, first produced by Stage Guild in 2007. In O'FLAHERTY VC, the winner of the Victoria Cross for outstanding bravery, is confronted by his Irish-to-the-core Catholic mother, incensed to discover he's been fighting for the British. In the imaginative THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS, Will Shakespeare goes to the palace to meet his Dark Lady to whom he addressed sonnets of love, only to find Her Majesty the Queen instead – followed by the Dark Lady herself who lambasts them both! Plus THE INTERLUDE AT THE PLAYHOUSE, a comic curtain-raiser in which a nervous theatre owner must give a big speech at a gala opening, but his wife may have to save the day.

Special Free Post-Show Event: "Shaw's Other Island: GBS and the Politics of Ireland" will take place following the Sunday, December 8 matinee.

Presentation by Christopher Griffin about Shaw’s relationship with Ireland: 20 years growing up in Dublin, Home Rule, views on the World Wars and a variety of other topics. Mr. Griffin studied literature in Dublin, the city of Wilde and Shaw. Since 1992 he has taught courses at Politics and Prose bookstore. He was a lecturer on 23 Smithsonian Journeys. He has reviewed theatre since the 1970s and has written program notes for playbills, including the Abbey Theatre. Patrons who attend other performances of Shaw’s Shorts are welcome to return for the special event. (Approximate start time - 4:15pm.)