Theatre: Cutting Bernard Shaw’s fine romance down to size
Halligan eschews any particular period flourish in his version of the play
Pygmalion
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
Rating:★★★
When writing Pygmalion in 1913, George Bernard Shaw saw fit to call the play a romance. The subtitle might easily lead you astray, for despite the conventions that suggest this tale of transformation is a love story, Shaw was most ...
