Pygmalion
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‘There is no more STYLISH, SOPHISTICATED or SATISFYING play to be had in London’
Sunday Telegraph
‘Dame Diana Rigg is on splendid form’
Daily Express
‘Peter Eyre is a perfect Pickering’
Daily Telegraph
‘Michael Feast is magnificent’
Daily Express
‘Kara Tointon is the real deal!’
The Independent
BAFTA nominee Rupert Everett (St Trinian’s, An Ideal Husband) starred opposite Kara Tointon (EastEnders, Strictly Come Dancing) with Diana Rigg in this dazzling production of one of theatre’s most entertaining explorations of sexual politics and class restrictions.
Egocentric Professor of Phonetics, Henry Higgins, makes a bet with his friend, Colonel Pickering, that he can transform the manners and speech of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle and pass her off as a society lady. Pygmalion remains one of the most popular of George Bernard Shaw’s plays, full of his trademark wit, style and provocative insights, as well as a beguiling and enduring humour.
CAST INCLUDED
Henry Higgins Rupert Everett
Eliza Doolittle Kara Tointon
Alfred Doolittle Michael Feast
Mrs Higgins Diana Rigg
Colonel Pickering Peter Eyre
Mrs Eynsford Hill Marty Cruickshank
Clara Eynsford Hill Helen Millar
Freddy Eynsford Hill Peter Sandys Clarke
Mrs Pearce Roberta Taylor
Ensemble Rebecca Birch
Ensemble Stuart Bowman
Ensemble Freya Dominic
Ensemble Brendan Hooper
CREATIVE
Director/Designer Philip Prowse
Lighting Designer Gerry Jenkinson
Voice Coach Penny Dyer
FROM 15TH AUGUST TO 3RD SEPTEMBER, THE ROLE OF
PROFESSOR HENRY HIGGINS WAS PLAYED BY ALISTAIR MCGOWAN.
RUPERT EVERETT’S FINAL PERFORMANCE WAS ON THE 13TH AUGUST 2011
12 May - 3 September 2011
Garrick Theatre
Presented by Duncan C. Weldon and Paul Elliott, Nica Burns and Max Weitzenhoffer for Nimax Theatres, Michael Edwards and Carole Winter for MJE Productions and Theatre Royal Haymarket Company present the Chichester Festival Theatre production