Snobby phonetics professor and confirmed bachelor Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Henry Pickering: Can Higgins turn the illiterate streetwalker Eliza Doolittle into a genteel society lady through language education?
It's a wager with a difference.
Societal norms, strong personalities, and last but not least, love pose challenges for all involved.
NAfter initial difficulties, however, the lessons turn out to be promising and lead to unexpected results.
Pygmalion is a biting satire of interpersonal behavior, caricaturing class thinking with wit and quick-witted dialogue.
"A superbly penned, radiantly witty, and still-urgent play." (Quote: New York Times)
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