Captain Brassbound's Conversion | |
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Written by | George Bernard Shaw |
Date premiered | 16 December 1900 (Stage Society) |
Place premiered | Royal Strand Theatre |
Original language | English |
Subject | An aggrieved captain is persuaded to forego revenge |
Genre | melodrama/problem play |
Setting | Morocco |
Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1900) is a play by G. Bernard Shaw. It was published in Shaw's 1901 collection Three Plays for Puritans (together with Caesar and Cleopatra and The Devil's Disciple). The first American production of the play starred Ellen Terry in 1907. The play explores the relationship between the law, justice, revenge and forgiveness.