The Au Pair Man July 16, 2010

The Au Pair Man, by the Irish author Hugh Leonard, was first produced and published in 1962. The play is a reversed-gender Pygmalion. In The Au Pair Man, Eugene, a rough Irish bill collector, becomes a sexual slave to Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers, a wealthy English lady, who tries to turn him into a gentleman. The play is a satirical allegory regarding the battle between Britain and Ireland. It is also a witty comedy of Anglo-Irish manners, full of amusing observations reminiscent of the styles of George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde.

Performance Dates and Times

— July 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 at 8 p.m.

— Sundays, July 18, 25 and August 1 at 7 p.m.