The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2004-05-01 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #5722 |
Description
"The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet" by Bernard Shaw is a one-act play first produced in 1909. Set in the American West, this religious tract in crude melodrama follows Blanco Posnet, a drunk and reprobate accused of stealing the Sheriff's horse. As the trial unfolds, witnesses testify and secrets emerge about what really happened that night. Shaw's controversial statements about God sparked a censorship battle with British authorities, leading to the play's defiant premiere in Dublin instead of London. (This is an automatically generated summary.)