Engaging Shaw at Theatre 40

From the same playwright who gave us The Consul, The Tramp and America’s Sweetheart comes this hilarious true story of Irish playwright Bernard Shaw’s relationship with wealthy heiress Charlotte Payne-Townshend. According to her, “no man can resist a woman once she has her sights upon him, unless thwarted by another woman.” But confirmed bachelor Shaw may prove to be more than she bargained for. Can she romance an unromantic man? Can Shaw reconcile his intellectual theories with emotional reality?

Theatre 40 stages its productions at the Reuben Cordova Theatre, 241 South Moreno Drive on the Beverly Hills High School campus. There is free parking underneath the building.

Performances are at 8 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.

All dates and times subject to change. Reservations may be made online at www.theatre40.org or by calling (310) 364-0535.