Pygmalion

A celebrated professor of phonetics has made it his mission to prove that anyone can speak “proper” English if taught correctly. He argues that the language’s chaotic spelling and street‑wise accents betray a speaker’s status, and he believes a scientific approach can erase those barriers. When he encounters a sharp‑tongued flower girl selling blossoms on the streets of London, he wagers that his methods can turn her ragged speech into flawless diction, sparking a lively clash of class, wit, and pride.

The experiment quickly becomes more than an academic exercise, revealing how language shapes identity and how society judges people by the sounds they produce. Listeners will be drawn into rapid, sparkling dialogue as the professor’s rigorous techniques confront the girl’s resilient spirit. The play offers a sharp yet humorous examination of social mobility, the power of speech, and the unexpected connections that form when two very different worlds collide.