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You Never Can TellBy George Bernard Shaw Presented November 21, 2012 - January 6, 2013Greenhouse Theater Center, Upstairs Mainstage Shaw one-ups The Importance of Being Earnest.When Shaw saw The Importance of Being Earnest, he decided to show Oscar Wilde how to really write comedy. The result was You Never Can Tell, loaded with dazzling wit and pointed jabs at turn of the century British society. Set in an English seaside resort, a young penniless dentist is swept up into the delightful world of a formidable feminist authoress and her three eccentrically-raised children, none of whom know the identity of their father. Invited to lunch, the dentist instantly falls in love with the elder daughter and must now negotiate a maze of family dramas, lawyers, and long-lost fathers, aided and abetted by a kindly old waiter. Shaw's beloved combination of dazzling wit and clear-eyed social critique makes this romantic comedy of mismatched parents and children a perfect holiday treat for the whole family. Will lovers unite? Will the children ever learn who their father is? Will parents’ wills prevail? Will the twins ever shut up? And will these men survive Shaw’s “woman of the 20th century”? You never can tell. Shawn Douglass, who directed our acclaimed presentation of Earnest, is back at the helm, and Greg Matthew Anderson back on the boards, in this multi-generational romp of mistaken identity and ever-changing relationships at a seaside resort. "buoyant laughter... effervescent, fast-moving... tremendously gifted and attractive cast that knows precisely how to bite into Shaw’s demanding language"– Hedy Weiss, Sun-Times"impeccably revived…another glowing feat from the ever-polished Remy Bumppo Theatre Company...(Shawn) Douglass gets the chemistry endearingly right"– Lawrence Bommer, Stage and Cinema"scenic and costume team does an impeccable job... sumptuously cast... a nearly perfect balance”– John Accrocco, Newcity Stage"hilarious comedy of errors... masterfully played by a game cast of actors... This is fantastic theatre – don’t miss it!"– Tom Williams, Chicago Critic Multimedia
Between The Lines
Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 1:30 pmElaine Hadley, Professor of English Literature and Language and Gender Studies at the University of Chicago will discuss George Bernard Shaw’s You Never Can Tell. SponsorsThe 2012/2013 Season is generously underwritten by: You Never Can Tell is underwritten, in part, by:
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