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Candida
West London Trade Union Club
London W3
4/5
IN 1894 when Candida by George Bernard Shaw premiered in New York it ushered in the virulent disease of Candidamania. Smitten by it’s proto-feminist onslaught and the sharpness of Shaw’s wit, New Yorkers dropped like flies.
Fast forward to now and you get a sense of that mania in this Sturdy Beggars zesty and comedic production of the play.
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