The Shaw Society
The Shaw Society was founded on 26 July 1941, Bernard Shaw’s eighty fifth birthday. He wanted nothing to do with the idea, and wrote a letter of rejection that was eagerly incorporated into the constitution of the Society.
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“The Browning Society was a terror to Browning Shelley was dead, Shakespeare was dead, I shall soon be dead. We all provided a rallying point for the co-operation and education of kindred spirits and a forum for their irreconcilable controversies. So go ahead, but don’t bother me about it. I am old, deaf, and dotty. In short, a Has Been.”
GBS November 1941
What we do
The Shaw Society advances public education and appreciation of the British theatre through the plays, writings, and ideas of George Bernard Shaw (“GBS”) and his contemporaries. Providing opportunities to study, discuss and enjoy the works of Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries through public performances, readings, films, lectures, talks and articles in the press and the Society’s journal 'The Shavian'.​
We are also welcome donations to support and extend our outreach activities, bringing the theatre and writings of George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries to a wider more diverse audience.