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Candida (Shaw/Harris)

Short Play, Comedy  /  2w, 4m

Adapted and abridged by Aurand Harris

"Shaw's most popular play." - The New York Times

Lovesick 18 year-old poet Marchbanks brazenly challenges the local parson for the soulful affections of Candida, Shaw's dramatic incarnation of the ultimate woman, mother and wife. …

Candida (Shaw/Harris)

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    2w, 4m
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    • Competition or audition material

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Lovesick 18 year-old poet Marchbanks brazenly challenges the local parson for the soulful affections of Candida, Shaw's dramatic incarnation of the ultimate woman, mother and wife.

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"Shaw's most popular play." - The New York Times

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was born in Dublin, the son of a civil servant. His education was irregular, due to his dislike of any organized training. After working in an estate agent's office for a while he moved to London as a young man (1876), where he established hims ...

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