A clergyman's wife with two men fighting over her? Shaw knew how to stir the pot.
Candida is the sensible wife of a clergyman. Her husband tends to take her for granted, but she has a young admirer who doesn't.
Writing
Shaw's wordplay sharp enough to cut glass.
Acting
Wendy Craig's Candida — warmth with steel underneath.
Director
Naomi Capon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shaw wrote this in 1894 to subvert the 'fallen woman' trope — Candida is gloriously unfallen and unbothered.
Peter Sallis (Eugene) later voiced Wallace in Wallace & Gromit — from lovelorn poet to cheese-obsessed inventor.
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