DARK MONDAY: „PYGMALION ON STRIKE“ by George Bernard Shaw
Live Radio Play
Theater
Theater
Location: Kulturzentrum Merlin e.V., Augustenstraße 72, 70178 Stuttgart
Admission: Presale: €10 plus fees / Box Office €14, get tickets here
Language: English
In May 1926 Britain’s miners walked out and, in a move of solidarity, workers from other industries join them; it was the first ever general strike in Britain. Many of the newspapers stop printing, so there were few means of communication between authorities and the populace. But the British Broadcasting Company, forerunner to the BBC, saw radio as an immediate and versatile medium in the chaos of the strike.
In NEAT’s Live Radio Play, the BBC chooses to broadcast George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion to offer its audience sophisticated entertainment during the strike. In addition to the play, they will report news of the strike and offer contemporary live music from the time to mark the 100th anniversary of this event.
PYGMALION ON STRIKE is based on George Bernard Shaw’s romance Pygmalian and adapted to be performed as a live radio play.
Produced by: New English American Theatre
In cooperation with: Kulturverein Merlin e.V.