Pygmalion comes to the Theatre Royal Brighton

Working class meets upper class in Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion at the Theatre Royal Brighton

Alistair McGowan reprises his West End role as Henry Higgins in a new production of Bernard Shaw’s best known play, Pygmalion, which comes to Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 17 – Saturday 22 March as part of a national tour.

In Pygmalion, the aristocratic and egocentric Professor of Phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend, the amiable Colonel Pickering, that he can transform the manners and speech of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle and pass her off as a lady in society. Packed with a host of larger than life characters, including Alfred Doolittle and lovelorn Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Pygmalion remains one of the most popular of Bernard Shaw’s plays and is perhaps best known as the inspiration for the Lerner and Loewe musical My Fair Lady. This ever-entertaining dramatic tour de force is full of Shaw’s trademark wit, style and provocative insights, as well as a beguiling and enduring humour. A classic British drama.

BAFTA award-winning Alistair McGowan stars as Henry Higgins, a role he played at the Garrick Theatre in 2011. Regarded as one of the most talented people working in entertainment today, he is a writer, impressionist and comic and has established himself as a formidable actor in recent years, receiving critical acclaim for several West End appearances including Little Shop Of Horrors, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination.

Rula Lenska joins Alistair to play Mrs Higgins and Jamie Foreman will play Alfred Doolittle. Rula is a one of our leading stage and television actors with appearances in several major TV series including her role as Claudia Colby in Coronation Street.

Jamie Foreman has over 30 film credits to his name including Layer Cake and Polanski’s Oliver Twist.

Rising star Rachel Barry will play Eliza. Rachel was most recently seen in
the West End in Michael Grandage’s acclaimed production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Tony award-winning David Grindley directs. His work is seen on both sides of the Atlantic and he won a Tony Award in 2007 for his production of Journey’s End.

Do not miss this major revival of Pygmalion, one of the best loved plays of the 20th century.

Pygmalion, Theatre Royal Brighton, Monday 17–Saturday 22 March.
To book tickets:
0844 871 7650*
www.atgtickets.com/brighton*
*booking fees apply