THE NATIONAL MORAVIAN - SILESIAN THEATRE

An immortal story about a poor flower girl Eliza and her fall into the British high society.

Eliza Doolitle is said to be the most famous theatre character of the 20^th century. The Romantic comedy written by Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw became the basis for the musical My Fair Lady. The story about a poor flower girl who makes a great impression on the British high society and helps Professor Higgins win the bet that he made with Colonel Pickering touches and entertains audiences all over the world. Under the direction of Pavel Šimák (Amadeus, Full Monty!) you can see a story, in which a man tries to create a woman in his own image but she resists. The author himself mocks the high society as well as the destitute, who, according to his words, pump money from the middle class. Pygmalion is witty but rather a cruel comedy telling us how to survive love and all sorts of paradoxes of our “VIP western civilization”. It uncovers hypocrisy, prejudices and sensitive individuality of our cultivated brains. The success of the play lies in the suspenseful battle between the teacher and his pupil. It is no idyll as the original legend about the sculptor-creator Pygmalion could suggest.