You Never Can Tell

Written by George Bernard Shaw

Narrated by James Callis, Siobhan Hewlett, Christopher Neame and 6 more

How many plays start in a dentist’s chair and climax with a wild masquerade party? Shaw’s hilarious comedy of errors involves mistaken identity, tangled courtship, and wise advice from “the perfect waiter.” With a nod to Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, Shaw’s You Never Can Tell is a lightning-paced satire of romance and Edwardian society.

Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in May 2015.

Director: Rosalind Ayres Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring: James Callis as Mr. Valentine Siobhán Hewlett as Gloria Nicholas Hormann as Mr. McComas Martin Jarvis as The Waiter Christopher Neame as Mr. Crampton Moira Quirk as Dolly Susan Sullivan as Mrs. Clandon Simon Templeman as Bohun Matthew Wolf as Phillip Associate Producers: Anna Lyse Erikson, Myke Weiskopf Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

• Language: English
• Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
• Release date: Aug 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781580813761

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was born into a lower-class family in Dublin, Ireland. During his childhood, he developed a love for the arts, especially music and literature. As a young man, he moved to London and found occasional work as a ghostwriter and pianist. Yet, his early literary career was littered with constant rejection. It wasn’t until 1885 that he’d find steady work as a journalist. He continued writing plays and had his first commercial success with Arms and the Man in 1894. This opened the door for other notable works like The Doctor's Dilemma and Caesar and Cleopatra.