Happy 170th birthday Bernard Shaw Born 26 July 1856. Playwright, Nobel Prize laureate & Oscar winner. Shaw transformed modern theatre and his ideas continue to resonate & challenge accepted wisdom “The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.” #BernardShaw #nobelprize #Oscar #ShawSociety

The Rumpus Theatre Company production of ‘Candida’ by Bernard Shaw is at The Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs Kent at 7.30pm on Saturday 18th July and 3pm on Sunday 19th July. The production is supported by The Shaw Society. Tickets here: www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk/bookings

Join us at @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social For The Shaw Festival London 10-12 July Tickets for whole Festival just £30 or buy a ticket for individual events: ‘Candida’ Bernard Shaw’s romantic comedy with a twist - Sat 11th 7.30pm or Sun 12th 2.30pm irishculturalcentre.co.uk/whats-on/?_s...

Celebrate the Centenary of Bernard Shaw receiving the @NobelPrize in Literature. @MyICCLondon & @ShawSoc host the first “Shaw Festival London” July 10-12th Featuring a programme of theatre, films and talks. £30 for a pass to the whole festival bit.ly/4er66qc #BernardShaw

£30 tickets for the whole Festival are available

The Irish Cultural Centre@irishculturalcentr.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Shaw Festival is coming to the Irish Cultural Centre 10-12 July! In partnership with @shawsociety.bsky.social, join us for a special weekend celebrating the wit, ideas and legacy of George Bernard Shaw, with theatre, film, lectures and talks More info: irishculturalcentre.co.uk/whats-on/?_s...

“Ireland, sir, for good or evil, is like no other place under heaven, and no man can touch its sod or breathe its air without becoming better or worse.” George Bernard Shaw . John Bull’s Other Island (1904) #BernardShaw #StPatricksDay #Ireland

The ‘Film Evening of Shaw and Shaviana!’ on Wednesday 19 November has sadly been postponed due to illness in the technical team. It will be rescheduled soon. #shawsociety #theoscarwildesociety

OTD in 1950 Irish playwright, critic & activist #BernardShaw died aged 94. Author of over 60 plays including Man and Superman, Pygmalion, and Saint Joan. He was the first person to win both a NobelPrize and an Oscar. His words continue to challenge, charm & change the world #ShawSociety

Welcome Jeffrey Liu as Vice President of The #ShawSociety A Cambridge Fellow, entrepreneur, lawyer, & UNESCO Cultural Heritage Ambassador, we’re thrilled that Jeffrey will extend Shaw's legacy across the #AsiaPacific region. #BernardShaw #worldliterature #CulturalExchange #Education #jeffreyliu

This 18-minute biopic of #BernardShaw directed by Robert Hamer with Tony Quinn commentating from 1957. One of the many wonderful films available for free on the BFI Player. It features Sybil Thorndike, Wendy Hillier, Barry Jackson & Anthony Asquith. player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/wa...

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George Bernard Shaw’s illustrious friends pay tribute to his talents – with anecdotes, artefacts and one-liners.

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“Before you undertake to choose between evil and good in a public library or anywhere else, it is desirable that you should first learn to distinguish one from the other.” Sept 26 1905 @nytimes.com #BernardShaw still on point after 120 years www.nytimes.com/1905/09/26/a... #censorship #comstockery

BERNARD SHAW RESENTS ACTION OF LIBRARIAN; Calls "American Comstockery" World's Standing Joke. AN ARTIST AND A MORALIST And as Such He Knows Better Than Our Library Officials What Is Proper for People ...

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Our next Playreading is ‘Salomé’ by #OscarWilde. A one-act play combining elements of biblical drama, French Symbolism, & the Decadent movement. Wed 24 Sept 7pm with theatre director Catherine Arden. To book email evelyn@shawsociety.org.uk £10 (Members £8) Zoom FREE #ShawSociety

The mental health benefits of being in nature are widely known, but did you know art and heritage can offer similar restorative effects?

It’s the Shaw Crawl today ! And the sun is shining ☀️

4th ANNUAL SHAW CRAWL Sun 24 August Meet 12 noon FITZROY SQUARE WIT Stroll through the London of George Bernard Shaw with al fresco readings featuring the wit and wisdom of GBS. We start by meeting outside his Fitzroy Square home for recitations and break for drinks at a Bloomsbury watering-hole.

What a weekend! Sat 23 Aug - last night of ‘Shaw vs Chekhov’ great comedy at @theatreattabard.bsky.social starts 6pm. Sun 24 Aug - ‘The Shaw Crawl’ FREE #literarywalk with Shaw readings. Starts midday Fitzroy Square WIT 6ED To book: esme@shawsociety.org.uk #bernardshaw #shawsociety #londonevents

SAINT JOAN * LAST CHANCE TO SEE Coach House, Malvern Mon 18 – Sat 23 Aug @ 7.15 + Thu & Sat @ 2.30 Book: tinyurl.com/2bsa4r5e Info: tinyurl.com/yx7daeuz REVIEW (British Theatre Guide): www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/sain... #Theatre #Malvern #saintjoan #stjoan #Emmerdale

Last 2 performances today at Coach House Malvern Sat 23rd August 2.30 and 7.15pm Fingers crossed that this great production goes on to other venues 🤞 #BernardShaw #regionaltheatre #Malvern

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SAINT JOAN * LAST CHANCE TO SEE Coach House, Malvern Mon 18 – Sat 23 Aug @ 7.15 + Thu & Sat @ 2.30 Book: tinyurl.com/2bsa4r5e Info: tinyurl.com/yx7daeuz REVIEW (British Theatre Guide): www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/sain... #Theatre #Malvern #saintjoan #stjoan #Emmerdale

Wit, wisdom & walking shoes! It’s the Shaw Crawl! A FREE literary themed stroll with al fresco readings of tragedy & comedy from the pen of Bernard Shaw Email to book at: esme@shawsociety.org.uk Bank Holiday Sun 24 Aug Starts 12Noon FITZROY SQUARE WIT 6ED #Literarywalk #BernardShaw #shawsociety

Shaw met with Wilde to try try to persuade him to drop his libel case fearing the worse

Past Present Future Podcast@ppfideas.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Today’s episode in Politics on Trial is about 3 trials that took place over 2 months in the late spring of 1895 and brought about the destruction of Oscar Wilde. Why did Wilde trigger his own doom by suing his nemesis Lord Queensbury for libel? Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

Still a chance to see ‘Mrs Warren’s Profession’ with mother and daughter Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter at the Garrick Theatre - But Hurry ! It closes on Saturday. #BernardShaw #LondonTheatre #shawsociety

📣 REVIEW | SHAW VS CHEKHOV at Theatre at the Tabard 🎭 ⭐⭐⭐ 💬 “an engaging night of theatre” 📖 thespyinthestalls.com/2025/08/shaw-vs-chekhov/ 📷 Macky Mann #️⃣ #review #thespyinthestalls #theatre #Shaw #Chekhov #plays #doublebill

Definition of a perfect summer evening! Guinness and some food at the Tabard then watch @shaw2020.bsky.social in ‘Shaw vs Chekhov’ Brilliant comedy from #BernardShaw & #AntonChekhov #LondonTheatre tabard.org.uk/whats-on/sha...

Opening night at ‘Shaw vs Chekhov’ at the Tabard Theatre for @shaw2020.bsky.social - we just got this message from the cast. It’s a double bill of comedy from two master playwrights. Running 6-23 Aug should be a great night out! #bernardshaw #londontheatre

It’s turning into a bumper summer of Shaw in London with ‘Mrs Warren’s Profession’ at the Garrick till 16 Aug & @shaw2020.bsky.social in a sparkling double bill of romantic comedy ‘Shaw vs Chekhov’ at the Tabard Theatre (next to Turnham on Green District line) 6-23 Aug #BernardShaw #londontheatre

Curtain up soon at Britten Theatre @RCMLondon @PegasusOpera double bill ‘Opera Royale’ includes Philip Hagemann’s opera based on Shaw’s ‘The Dark Lady of the Sonnets’ What if Shakespeare met Elizabeth I ? #HappyBirthday #BernardShaw #ShawSociety

A perfect summer play in glorious #Hertfordshire Fri 25 July & Sat 26 July ‘Arms & the Man’ by #BernardShaw with Rumpus Theatre Co. Grab a picnic & spend an evening celebrating Shaw’s birthday at Shaw’s Corner @nationaltrust.org.uk www.ticketsource.co.uk/rumpus-theat... Sponsored by #theshawsociety

Time to plan your picnic! Buy your tickets for #BernardShaw’s hilarious comedy ‘Arm’s and the Man’ Rumpus Theatre Company at Shaw’s Corner @nationaltrust.org.uk 25 & 26 July www.ticketsource.co.uk/rumpus-theat... #Openairtheatre Near #WelwynGardenCity #StAlbans #Stevenage #Hatfield & #Harpenden

@irishculturalcentr.bsky.social Chair Peter Power-Hynes accepting a bas relief of #BernardShaw by Lawrence Holofcener from Maureen Clark Darby on behalf of Lawrence’s wife Julia a #ShawSociety Trustee. The sculpture will honour one of Ireland’s literary greats at the heart of Irish culture in London

Join us at 2.30 pm Sunday 13 July @MyICCLondon for a celebration of #BernardShaw - 2 short films of @PegasusOpera performing Philip Hagemann’s Shaw operas. And much more! Full details here: irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/specia... #shawsociety

Special Film Screenings of Two Operas Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s One-Act Plays, “The Six Of Calais” & “Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction” - Irish Cultural Centre

Here at the Irish Cultural Centre, we invite you to check out Special Film Screenings of Two Operas Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s One-Act Plays, “The Six Of Calais” & “Passion, Poison, and Petrif...

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