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Overruled (play)
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Overruled (1912) is a comic one-act play written by George Bernard Shaw. In Shaw's words, it is about "how polygamy occurs among quite ordinary people innocent of all unconventional views concerning it."[1] The play concerns two couples who desire to switch partners, but are prevented from doing so by various considerations and end up negotiating an ambiguous set of relationships.
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Written by | George Bernard Shaw |
Date premiered | 14 October 1912 |
Place premiered | Duke of York's theatre |
Original language | English |
Subject | Two couples want to switch partners |
Genre | comedy of manners |
Setting | A seaside hotel |
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