Theatre Group Bombay

Play Name	Candida
Year	1951
Plot	The play is set in the northeast suburbs of London in the month of October. It tells the story of Candida, the wife of a famous clergyman, the Reverend James Mavor Morell. Morell is a Christian Socialist, popular in the Church of England, but Candida is responsible for much of his success. Candida returns home briefly from a trip to London with Eugene Marchbanks, a young poet who wants to rescue her from what he presumes to be her dull family life.
Summary	Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was written in 1894 and first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant. The central characters are clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections. The play questions Victorian notions of love and marriage, asking what a woman really desires from her husband. The cleric is a Christian Socialist, allowing Shaw—himself a Fabian Socialist—to weave political issues, current at the time, into the story. Candida had Gerson da Cunha, Zul Vellani and Usha Katrak in primary roles. It was the first Theatre Group production to go on tour. They went to Ahmedabad, and performed at the only theatre in Ahmedabad at that point of time.
Author	Bernard Shaw
Director	Alyque Padamsee