The Millionairess

Summary: 1959 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: Sunday 6 September 1959
Time: 8.50-10.20pm
Series: Sunday-Night Theatre
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Victor Menzies

Playwright

[George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Designer

Stephen Taylor

Movement

Mickey Wood (The specific creidt is ‘Judo Instructor’)

Cast

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