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  • Venue Old Vic, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 28 October 2023
  • Running time 2 hours 10 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 12+

★★★★★ “Tremendous” – The Observer

Starring Olivier Award winners Patsy Ferran & Bertie Carvel

An explosive new production of George Bernard Shaw’s much-loved drama Pygmalion is revived at The Old Vic theatre this autumn.

A stellar cast includes Olivier Award winner Bertie Carvel (The 47th, The Crown) as Professor Henry Higgins, and Olivier Award winner Patsy Ferran (A Streetcar Named Desire, Summer and Smoke) as Eliza Doolittle.

Richard Jones (Endgame, The Hairy Ape) directs George Bernard Shaw’s riotously funny, biting and subversive satire on class.

Pygmalion will play at The Old Vic from 6 September to 28 October 2023.

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.   

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Who is in the cast of Pygmalion?

The cast features 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).

Who are the creative team of Pygmalion?

Directed by Richard Jones (The Hairy Ape, Endgame).

Pygmalion will feature Design by Stewart Laing (The Hairy Ape, Titanic), Lighting by Adam Silverman (Endgame, Màm), Sound by Tony Gayle (Sylvia, My Neighbour Totoro), Composition & Arrangement by Will Stuart (A Christmas Carol, My Neighbour Totoro), Movement by Sarah Fahie (Endgame, Alcina), Casting by Jessica Ronane CDG, Dialect by William Conacher, Voice by Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth, Costume Supervision by Sarah Bowern and Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Supervision by Keisha-Paris Banya.

Important Notes

Access Performances:

Captioned: Fri 13 Oct, 7.30pm; Relaxed (also audio described and captioned): Sat 14 Oct, 2.30pm; Audio described: Mon 16 Oct, 7.30pm (Touch Tour: 5.30pm); BSL: Fri 20 Oct, 7.30pm

Venue Information

Old Vic , Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8NB

Nearest Tube or Train: Waterloo (Jubilee line, Northern line, Bakerloo line)

Nearest Buses: 1, 68, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 501

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Critics' reviews of Pygmalion

★★★★★ "Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel are delightfully word-perfect in Richard Jones’s first-rate Shaw revival" - The Observer

★★★★ "Bertie Carvel and Patsy Ferran are fabulous" - The Sunday Times

★★★★ "Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel’s version feels magnificently modern" - i News

"Extraordinary central performances from Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel" - The Evening Standard

"Patsy Ferran’s charisma shines bright" - The Independent

"Patsy Ferran is a brilliant Eliza Doolittle" - The Telegraph

"This Shaw revival has wonderful moments" - The Guardian

Also see: Pygmalion Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

Pygmalion is playing at the Old Vic in London
The running time of Pygmalion is 2 hours 10 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for Pygmalion are: 12+
Yes, Pygmalion has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Saturday
No, sorry, Pygmalion has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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