Shakes versus Shav

Shakes versus Shav (1949) is a puppet play written by George Bernard Shaw. It was Shaw's last completed dramatic work. The play runs for 10 minutes in performance and comprises a comic argument between Shaw and Shakespeare, with the two playwrights bickering about who is the better writer as a form of intellectual equivalent of Punch and Judy.

Shakes versus Shav
Lanchester's 1953 published version, depicting the Shakespeare and Shaw puppets
Written byGeorge Bernard Shaw
Characters
Date premieredAugust 9, 1949 (1949-08-09)
Place premieredLyceum Hall, Malvern
SubjectShakespeare and Shaw bicker about who is the better writer
GenrePuppet
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