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| Written by | George Bernard Shaw |
| Date premiered | 25 July 1938, (in Polish translation) 1 August 1938, (in original English) |
| Place premiered | Teatr Polski, Warsaw (Polish) Malvern Festival (English) |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Fascist dictators are brought to court |
| Genre | political satire |
| Setting | Geneva in the 1930s |
Geneva, a Fancied Page of History in Three Acts (1938) is a topical play by George Bernard Shaw. It describes a summit meeting designed to contain the increasingly dangerous behaviour of three dictators, Herr Battler, Signor Bombardone, and General Flanco (parodies of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco).
Because of its topicality in the run up to World War II, the play was constantly rewritten by Shaw to take account of rapidly changing events. Though initially a success, the play's flippant portrayal of Hitler and fascism have limited revivals in later years.