The Shaw Society

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

Photo of Bernard Shaw taken in 1934 Shaw has white hair and beard He is sitting with his hand on his chest looking to the side of the camera

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

Film of the welcome dinner at the Guildhall for Jeffrey Wei Liu as Vice President of The Shaw Society

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

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

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.

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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 ...

“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

Black and white block print by Aubrey Beardsley of Salome, holding the decapitated head of St. John the Baptist used in first English edition of Oscar Wilde’s play in 1893

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?

Always a fun Bank Holiday Sunday event

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
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#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

Poster showing photo of blue plaque at Shaw’s House in Fitzroy Square

A group listening to a reading on The Shaw Society Shaw Crawl in 2024

Two people attending the Shaw Society Shaw Crawl having a drink at the refreshment stop

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

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

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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
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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

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#Openairtheatre Near #WelwynGardenCity #StAlbans #Stevenage #Hatfield & #Harpenden

Shaw Society Chair Maureen Clark Darby presenting a bas relief of Bernard Shaw to Chair of the Irish Cultural Centre Peter Power-Hynes

@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

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...

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:

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#shawsociety

Today at 6pm BST is our AGM
If you are a member please check your email for the link We would be delighted if Shaw Society members joined us at this online event.

Don’t forget to tune in now to listen to Murray Rosenthal and @Jonas_Cemm talking about #BernardShaw and where you can enjoy his work over the summer on @PortobelloRadio @MyICCLondon programme ‘Brightside of the Road’

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The garden at Shaw's Corner was teeming with bees, bugs & butterflies enjoying the summer flowers 🌼. It’s easy to see why the nature-loving #BernardShaw & his wife fell in love with their home in Ayot St Lawrence. Shaw gave his house to the @nationaltrust.org.uk in 1944

Pack your picnics, rugs & chairs for Rumpus Theatre Company production of Bernard Shaw’s delightful romantic comedy ‘Arms and the Man’ at Shaw's Corner - @nationaltrust.org.uk
Fri 25th & Sat 26th July 6.30pm
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#BernardShaw #OpenAirTheatre #ShawSociety

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