Pygmalion: A brand new BBC Radio 4 drama plus the story of the play''s scandalous opening night
English
By (author): Alistair McGowan Bernard Shaw
A star-studded BBC radio production of Bernard Shaws Pygmalion plus bonus drama The B Word, telling the story of the plays scandalous opening night
Irascible phonetics professor Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can train Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle to talk like a lady and pass as a duchess at the Ambassadors Ball. As the day of reckoning approaches, can Eliza convince the assembled aristocrats that shes one of them? And what will become of her afterwards?
This effervescent radio version of Shaws classic comedy features a stellar cast, including award-winning comedians Alistair McGowan as Henry Higgins, Morgana Robinson as Eliza Doolittle and Al Murray as Alfred Doolittle.
Also featured on this release is The B Word, written by and starring Alistair McGowan as Bernard Shaw. Centring on the shocking opening night of Pygmalion the first time that the word bloody' was used on the British stage it also explores the passionate love-hate relationship between Shaw; his leading man, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (Richard McCabe) and his leading lady, Mrs Patrick Campbell (Charlotte Page), who played the 19-year-old Eliza Doolittle at the age of 49.
Cast and credits
Pygmalion
Henry HigginsAlistair McGowan
Eliza DoolittleMorgana Robinson
Alfred DoolittleAl Murray
Colonel PickeringHugh Fraser
Mrs HigginsSiân Phillips
Mrs Pearce/MaidCharlotte Page
Mrs Eynsford-HillGeorgie Glen
Clara Eynsford-HillMaeve Bluebell Wells
Freddy Eynsford-Hill.....Tom Forrister
NepommuckDavid Sturzaker
AmbassadorJohn Dougall
Ambassador's wifeSarah Ridgeway
BystanderDavid Sterne
Written by Bernard Shaw
Produced and directed by Emma Harding
The B Word
Bernard ShawAlistair McGowan
George AlexanderDavid Sturzaker
Mrs Patrick Campbell.....Charlotte Page
Sir Herbert Beerbohm TreeRichard McCabe
Charlotte ShawGeorgie Glen
MerivalePhilip Fox
Gurney/FishmanSimon Ludders
BellCharlie Clements
MaidSarah Ridgeway
Written by Alistair McGowan
Produced and directed by Emma Harding
Production Coordinator: Jenny Mendez
Studio Managers: Alison Craig, Caleb Knightley and Thomas Glasser
Duration: 2 hours 45 mins approx.