However, this pride is well earned, having annually hosted the cream of new stage plays and, in particular, those of Bernard Shaw. Founded in 1929, Malvern preceded the Edinburgh Theatre Festival by 18 years and is senior to the Dublin Theatre Festival by28 years. Shaw eventually provided plays for Malvern for 20 more years, an amazing feat, considering the fact that he was in his seventies when the festival commenced. Bernard Shaw’s last completed play, Shakes versus Shave, was also commissioned for the Malvern Festival. The Apple Cart, written for the initial Malvern Festival, was first performed in Warsaw!

Source: The Irish Times May 02, 2021 22:52 UTC