‘I’ve a right to be here if I like. Same as you,’ cries the fair lady Eliza Doolittle who 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.
The Old Vic has announced the full cast for Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw’s 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.
Directed by Richard Jones.
Joining Olivier Award-winners Bertie Carvel (Professor Henry Higgins) and Patsy Ferran (Eliza Doolittle) are Lizzy Connolly (Clara Eynsford Hill), Grace Cookey-Gam (Mrs Eynsford Hill), Steven Dykes (Ensemble), Michael Gould (Colonel Pickering), Liz Jadav (Ensemble), Penny Layden (Mrs Pearce), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Mrs Higgins), John Marquez (Alfred Doolittle), Taheen Modak (Freddy Eynsford Hill), Caroline Moroney (Ensemble), Rohan Rakhit (Ensemble) and Kieran Smith (Aristid Karpathy).
The Old Vic, The Cut, SE1 from 06 September–28 October. Times: Mon-Sat 7.30pm; Sat matinees 2.30pm.Admission: £10 – £77.50.
Booking: www.oldvictheatre.com
