Candida is 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.
Acting
Joanne Woodward's layered, knowing performance anchors every scene.
Writing
Shaw's razor dialogue cuts through Victorian pretensions.
Director
Michael Cristofer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shaw wrote Candida as a deliberate inversion of Ibsen's A Doll's House — here, the wife stays because she holds genuine power, not none at all.
This 1982 TV adaptation was part of PBS's 'Great Performances' series during peak prestige television drama era.
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