Pygmalion

Interesting Facts

• The title of the play refers to the ancient Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had created.
• The main character, Eliza Doolittle, undergoes a transformation from a street flower girl to a lady through learning proper speech.
• The play raises questions about class differences and social mobility in early 20th-century English society.
• Bernard Shaw wrote the play to demonstrate the importance of speech in society's perception of an individual.
• The play was adapted into the popular musical 'My Fair Lady' and the film of the same name, which won several Academy Awards.