The Millionairess

Summary: 1972 BBC production of The Millionairess, a comedy of manners by George Bernard Shaw.
Theatre play: The Millionairess by [George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) [more information]
Play synopsis: This comedy of manners, set in London, tells the story of Epifania, a spoiled heiress, and her search for a suitor.
Production history: 'Shaw wrote the play in 1936 expressly for Dame Edith Evans. Evans rejected the role, calling it "too icy". The Millionairess opened at the Malvern Festival with Sybil Thorndike as Epifania. The reception was lukewarm, and the play did not go to London. In the summer of 1952, Katharine Hepburn starred in The Millionairess for a ten-week run at the New Theatre in London’s West End. The production, directed by Michael Benthall and co-starring Robert Helpmann and Cyril Ritchard, was widely praised. [...] A film version of The Millionairess was made in 1960, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers, with substantial alterations made to the text.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionairess_%28play%29.
Date of transmission: Friday 15 September 1972
Time: 9.25-11.05pm
Series: Play of the Month
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Director

William Slater

Producer

Cedric Messina

Lighting

Robert Wright

Playwright

[George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Composer

Anthony Isaac

Designer

Eileen Diss

Script Editor

Rosemary Hill

Cast

Title: The Millionairess (BBC, 1972)
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