Committed to exploring the ideas of George Bernard Shaw

Join us for the annual Summer Symposium at the Shaw Festival in Canada.

See the Symposium page for information about the CFP, registration, and accommodations. Tentative Schedule.

Welcome to the International Shaw Society

A community of scholars, theater practitioners, and enthusiasts committed to understanding and promoting the ideas and works of George Bernard Shaw. 

Community Info

News & Upcoming Events

ISS Studio Series

The first session in the ISS Studio series took place on Sunday, April 27 with Lagretta Lenker opening a discussion about “The Censor Within.” Almost 30 people from multiple countries and time zones joined in

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A Message from the President of the ISS

Dear friends and fellow Shavians, warmest greetings from the chilly winter of southwestern Ontario, Canada! I’m honoured and excited to be donning the mantle of ISS President for a 3-year term that began January 1.

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Mrs Warren’s Profession at the Garrick Theatre

Spring 2025. Four-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bridgerton’s Bessie Carter for the very first time, reuniting with the extraordinary director Dominic Cooke (Hello, Dolly!, Good) to bring George Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral

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2024 President’s Message

As a society of Bernard Shaw enthusiasts, theater practitioners, and scholars, we are dedicated to disseminating the ideas Shaw expressed in his books, both fiction and non-fiction, essays, speeches and particularly in his plays for

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Election Results

This fall the ISS issued a call for nominations for the positions of Recording Secretary and Membership Secretary. There was only one nomination for each position, so there was no need to run a formal

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