About this book
Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics (based on phonetician Henry Sweet), who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares she will marry Freddy Eynsford-Hill – a young, poor, gentleman. - The play was later the basis for the successful movie adaptation "My Fair Lady" with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza and Rex Harrison as Prof. Higgins. (Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)
Cast list:
Narrator – Kirsten Ferreri & Mary Anderson
The Daughter / Miss Clara Eynsford Hill – Susie G.
The Mother / Mrs Eynsford Hill – Gesine
A Bystander – Peter Yearsley
Freddy Eynsford Hill – ianish
The Flower Girl / Liza Doolittle – Kristin Hughes
A Gentleman / Captain Pickering – Martin Clifton
The Note Taker / Professor Henry Higgins – Alex Foster
A Sarcastic Bystander – Peter Yearsley
Mrs Pearce – Christiane Levesque
Alfred Doolittle – David Barnes
Mrs Higgins – Larysa Jaworski
Parlour-Maid – Linda Wilcox
Director/File editor – David Lawrence
Chapters
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- 1Introduction10:16 · read by Kirsten Ferreri, Mary Anderson
- 2Act I15:03 · read by Gesine, Kristin Hughes (1974-2021), Martin Clifton
- 3Act II43:50 · read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021), Martin Clifton, Kirsten Ferreri
- 4Act III23:10 · read by Gesine, Kristin Hughes (1974-2021), Martin Clifton
- 5Act IV13:59 · read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021), Martin Clifton, Kirsten Ferreri
- 6Act V38:06 · read by Martin Clifton, Kirsten Ferreri, Alex Foster
- 7Conclusion29:39 · read by Kirsten Ferreri, Mary Anderson
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