Sunday, February 17, 2008

Wilde on Shaw........Quote from 1896

I had a chance to see a Triad Stage (Greensboro, NC) production of George Bernard Shaw's 1893 play "Mrs. Warren's Profession," which was initially banned in England because the profession Shaw refers to (though it is not mentioned in the play) is prostitution.

The program had a nifty quote from another witty playwright of the era, Oscar Wilde:

"(Shaw is) an excellent man: he has no enemies, and none of his friends like him."

I especially liked Rebecca Nerz as Vive in today's performance, which was the last one for the play at Triad Stage.

But, the next production will be for the award-winning play "Doubt." It will run from March 9-30.

 

Useful Links:

http://www.triadstage.org

 

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