Committed to exploring the ideas of George Bernard Shaw

Time to renew your membership for 2026!! It comes with several benefits and it allows the ISS to continue to disseminate Shaw’s works and ideas.

Find out more and complete the process with the renewal form available HERE.

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. 

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News & Upcoming Events

Celebrating Charlotte’s Birthday

On January 20, 1857, Charlotte Frances Townsend was born. (Her socially-pretentious mother eventually evolved the family name to “Payne-Townshend”). While her younger sister enjoyed the social benefits of their wealthy upbringing in Ireland and England,

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President’s Message 2025

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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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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