My Fair Lady
book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
music by Frederick Loewe (1956)
adapted from Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion and Gabriel Pascal's motion picture
Lerner and Loewe's multi-award winning musical became one of the greatest successes of the New York and London stages, and paved the way for the hugely popular film version in 1964.
Henry Higgins, an opinionated linguistics professor and confirmed bachelor, makes a wager with a colleague that within six months he can transform a cockney flower seller, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady who can take her place in high society.
He wins the bet, but doesn't bargain for the profound effect she has on his life.
Jonathan Pryce (Higgins), having played a host of great classical and contemporary roles, starred in the musicals Miss Saigon and Oliver! In London, and in the film of Evita.
Martine McCutcheon (Eliza) is widely known for her role in EastEnders, and as a hugely popular recording artist.
The score is brimming with great songs, including 'I Could Have Danced All Night', 'The Rain in Spain', 'Wouldn't it be Loverly' and 'I'm Getting Married in the Morning'.
Matthew Bourne's choreography for AMP's groundbreaking Swan Lake received wide acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic.
Trevor Nunn directs the show's first revival in London for more than twenty years.
Running time is 3 hours and 10 minutes including a 20 minute interval.
There are only Day Seats, Standing and returns available for My Fair Lady during its run at the National.
Day Seats (£12.00 eves, £10.00 matinees - situated in the front row of the Stalls and in the side slips of the Circle) go on sale on the day of performance, at 10.00am.
Once Day Seats have sold out, the 26 Standing tickets (£8.00 eves and £6.00 matinees - situated at the back of the Circle) become available.
Both Day Seats and Standing are only available in person at the main Box Office on the ground floor at the National, and may be limited to 2 per person. The queue for these can begin as early as 7.00am.
Returns are sold from 2 hours before the performance, at the Lyttelton box office on the ground floor. The queue for these can begin as much as 4 hours before the show.
An Education Workpack for this production can be found here.
The cast recording on CD will be mailed, post-free anywhere in the world, from the National's Bookshop the moment it is released in July. Priced at £13.99.
My Fair Lady will transfer to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from 21 July. Tickets are available by phone on +44 (0)20-7494 5000.Transfer information
My Fair Lady finished on: 30 June 2001
