Pygmalion 2023
Ages: 12+
Opened: September 19, 2023Closing: October 28, 2023
Pygmalion - 2023 West End History , Info & More
The Old Vic
103 The Cut London
Eliza Doolittle aspires to more than selling flowers on the streets of Covent Garden.
After a chance meeting with Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering, she finds herself the subject of a rash bet to pass her off as a lady amongst the great and the good of London society.
Olivier and Tony Award-winner Richard Jones (Endgame, The Hairy Ape) directs the Olivier Award-winning duo of Bertie Carvel (The 47th, The Crown) and Patsy Ferran (Camp Siegfried, A Streetcar Named Desire) in George Bernard Shaw’s explosively funny, biting and subversive satire on class, as the ruthless linguist Higgins attempts to transform the brilliantly irrepressible Eliza – who breaks the mould he creates for her.
__Access Performances__
- Audio Described: Mon 16 Oct 7.30pm
- Captioned: Fri 13 Oct 7:30pm
- Relaxed: Sat 14 Oct 2:30pm
- British Sign Language: Fri 20 Oct 7:30pm
Pygmalion - 2023 - West End Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Pygmalion
Despite interesting turns from Olivier winners Bertie Carvel and Patsy Ferran, this revival doesn’t make much of a case for the Shaw classic
6 / 10
It’s like Jones has put ‘Pygmalion’ under a magnifying glass and we’re all examining it. He’s not really changed it and he’s not casting any particular value judgement, he’s just enlarged the whole thing, so that what was once light comedy has become broad farce. There’s barrelling, discordant piano music bringing a frantic mood to each scene change, and a cold, not-quite-real set by Stewart Laing of pink pegboard, with doors that open and slam shut with great regularity.
Knowing mishmash of anachronism and acting styles
4 / 10
Ferran’s Cockney flower-seller Eliza arrives in an anorak and plimsolls, while Bertie Carvel’s raffishly obnoxious, staccato linguistics professor Higgins, who for his own amusement undertakes her transformation into a faux aristocrat, is powerfully reminiscent of Richard Briers in a 1970s sitcom. The opening scene, where they meet among West End crowds in a rainstorm, is a cacophony of overblown acting and frenetic movement: braying toffs, cor-blimey market traders, a trundling, toy-like onstage taxi. It is deliberately artificial – perhaps we are even being asked to recognise the social signifiers of theatre itself, with its ranked seating and exclusionary ticket prices.
Review Roundup: Bertie Carvel and Patsy Ferran Star in PYGMALION at The Old Vic. What Did the Critics Think?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 20, 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 20, 2023
After a chance meeting with Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering, flower seller Eliza Doolittle finds herself the subject of a rash bet to pass her off as a lady amongst the great and the good of London society.
Review: PYGMALION, The Old Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 20, 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 20, 2023
A tale of transformation, coersive control and eventual female empowerment performed by two of our best stage actors should be a guaranteed hit. However, Richard Jones' revival of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion fails to pack the expected punch.
Photos: First Look at The Old Vic's PYGMALION with Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 15, 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 15, 2023
The Old Vic has released production images for its upcoming revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.
London Theatre Week: Tickets from £25 for PYGMALION at the Old Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 25, 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 25, 2023
Olivier and Tony Award-winner Richard Jones (Endgame, The Hairy Ape) directs the Olivier Award-winning duo of Bertie Carvel (The 47th, The Crown) and Patsy Ferran (Camp Siegfried, A Streetcar Named Desire) in George Bernard Shaw’s explosively funny, biting and subversive satire on class.
Watch: The Old Vic Theatre Releases PYGMALION Teaser Trailer
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 22, 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 22, 2023
Watch the new teaser trailer for Pygmalion, featuring the voices of Bertie Carvel and Patsy Ferran as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle.
Photos: First Look at Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel in Rehearsal for PYGMALION at the Old Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 8, 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 8, 2023
The Old Vic has released brand-new rehearsal photos for its upcoming revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.Directed by Richard Jones, the cast is led by award-winners Bertie Carvel as Professor Henry Higgins and Patsy Ferran as Eliza Doolittle.
Pygmalion FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How long has Pygmalion been running on the West End?
Pygmalion opened at the The Old Vic on Tuesday Sep 19, 2023 and has now been running for 1 month.
Pygmalion History
Other Productions of Pygmalion
| 1914 | Broadway |
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| 1926 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1938 | Broadway |
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| 1945 | Broadway |
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| 1987 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1991 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2004 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2005 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2007 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
| 2018 | Off-Broadway |
Project Shaw One Night Only Production Off-Broadway |
| 2018 | Off-Broadway |
Bedlam Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | West End |
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