BEST Divadlo have been performing English-speaking theatre in Brno for eight years, and they’re back again with their new production of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.
Pygmalion transports us to 1910’s England, where your social class and the language you use will determine your entire life. If you were brought up in ‘polite’ society and speak ‘proper’ English, you’ll have everything you ever wanted, but if you have been dragged up by the lower classes or dare to speak with a heavy accent, you’ll be stuck in the gutter.
The tale follows the story of Eliza Doolittle, a common flower girl who dreams of opening her own flower shop. If only she could speak more genteel like her prospective customers.
Enter Henry Higgins, a professor of phonology who takes a great interest in the many unique sounds in accents of the English language. Higgins makes a bet with the elderly bachelor, Colonel Pickering, that within six months he can transform Eliza into the epitome of class and pass her off as a Duchess at a royal ball.
Audiences will follow the ups and downs of Eliza’s journey to becoming a real lady, where not everything is as carefree as it seems from the outside, and her strange ways cause great amusement to those within the upper class.
Directed by Natasha Price (also a contributor to Brno Daily!), the cast and crew of nine different nationalities have been rehearsing for the past three months to bring the play to life. Performances are on 17, 24, 25 and 27 October at Lumos, Křížová 20.
You can get tickets to see the show via SMS Ticket here. For more information, see IG: bestdivadlo or FB: BEST divadlo.
