The Oldie

WILLIAM COOK MY FAIR LADY

London Coliseum

Most oldies will be familiar with the genesis of My Fair Lady, how Broadway duo Lerner and Loewe transformed George Bernard Shaw’s brilliant but wordy play Pygmalion (1913) into one of the finest musicals of the last century, made into the 1964 film.

I went along to this revival expecting to see a quaint period piece. I didn’t expect to see a show that felt so relevant and alive.

Watching this sumptuous production

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