| Widowers' Houses | |
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| Written by | George Bernard Shaw |
| Date premiered | 9 December 1892, Independent Theatre Society, |
| Place premiered | Royalty Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | An idealistic doctor finds his principles compromised |
| Genre | "Plays Unpleasant" |
| Setting | various |
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Widowers' Houses (1892) was the first play by George Bernard Shaw to be staged. It premièred on 9 December 1892 at the Royalty Theatre, under the auspices of the Independent Theatre Society — a subscription club, formed to escape the Lord Chamberlain's Office censorship.