Getting Married
Getting Married is a play by George Bernard Shaw. First performed in 1908, it features a cast of family members who gather together for a marriage. The play analyses and satirises the status of marriage in Shaw's day, with a particular focus on the necessity of liberalising divorce laws.
| Getting Married | |
|---|---|
| Written by | George Bernard Shaw |
| Date premiered | 12 May 1908 |
| Place premiered | Haymarket Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Various couples have very different views about marriage |
| Genre | Comedy of manners |
| Setting | "The Norman kitchen of the Bishop of Chelsea" |
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