Candida " review by Michael Billington

Theatre Royal, BathGeorge Bernard Shaw's Candida used to be a stock rep piece, but today is rarely seen. That's a pity because, as Simon Godwin's nifty revival shows, this 1895 play still has a lot going for it. It offers an ironic comment on Ibsen's A Doll's House, has a strange emotional intensity, and moreover tells us a lot about Shaw's own complex psychology.I wouldn't deny for a second that the plot is highly a…

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