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You Never Can Tell

by George Bernard Shaw · 1898

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You Never Can Tell was originally born out of a bet that Shaw couldn't write a "seaside comedy" (a popular theatrical genre at that time). The result is perhaps the most surprising of Shaw's plays, complete with marital mayhem, tangled romance, and even doubtful dentistry. Despite the play's lighthearted tone, it's really another of Shaw's brilliantly observed social treatises, this time in the guise of a light comedy. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording featuring: James Callis, Siobhan Hewlett, Nicholas Hormann, Martin Jarvis, Christopher Neame, Moira Quirk, Susan Sullivan, Simon Templeman and Matthew Wolf. Directed by Rosalind Ayres and recorded before a live audience.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
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1890s1890sMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 106 pages
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