You Never Can Tell

Name: You Never Can Tell
Author: George Bernard Shaw
ISBN: 9781787247895

Author: George Bernard Shaw
Series: Bernard Shaw Library
Language: English
Length: 142 pages
ISBN: 9781787247895
Published: 17 August 2018
Imprint: Sovereign

comedy
family
reunion
seaside resort
secret identity
love
misunderstandings
witty banter
societal norms
independent women

All titles

Description

"You Never Can Tell" by George Bernard Shaw is a delightful and witty comedy that revolves around the unexpected reunion of a long-separated family and the comical misunderstandings that ensue. Set in a seaside resort in England, the play follows the Clandon family, consisting of Mrs. Clandon and her three children: Gloria, Dolly, and Philip. The story begins with the family returning to England after living abroad for 18 years. Mrs. Clandon, a strong and independent woman, has raised her children on her own, keeping the identity of their father a secret. As the family settles in at the resort, their lives become intertwined with a diverse and eccentric group of characters.

Author

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was the Irish playwright of argument as entertainment — Pygmalion, Arms and the Man, Man and Superman. A Nobel laureate and Fabian, he made comedy carry economics, sex, and the English class system. Shaw's prefaces are almost another play. With 21 titles in our catalogue, he remains the theatre's most articulate pest: ideas with timing.

More by George Bernard Shaw