by Bernard Shaw
seen at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond on 24 January 2015
This was the first performed play by Bernard Shaw, in 1892. It blends social comedy with intense criticism of the exploitation of poor tenants by slum landlords, but, as is often the case with Shaw, it does not attempt a dramatic resolution of the problems discussed. It is the first of three so-called 'Plays Unpleasant', designed to provoke rather than soothe an audience.
