Shaw Festival London 2026 – An evening of two Films about Shaw + Q&A

About the show

Launching Shaw Festival London 2026 will be an evening of two Films about Shaw + Q&A
To celebrate the Centenary of George Bernard Shaw receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature 1926, The Irish Cultural Centre, in partnership with The Shaw Society, will host the first “Shaw Festival London” from July 10th –12th, 2026. The festival will feature a
programme of theatre, films, and lectures, celebrating the rich legacy of the award-winning playwright, author, satirist and critic, George Bernard Shaw.
Q&A
The evening will be followed by a Q&A with The Shaw Society’s Vice-Chair Murray Rosenthal, who will be in conversation with Neil Titley to talk about George Bernard Shaw and his personal links to the great man.
The evening will be opened by Maureen Clark-Darby, Chair of The Shaw Society.
“An Interview with Sir Michael Holroyd” on Film
Directed by Neil Titley: Length 30mins: Year 1988.
Michael Holroyd is seen in-conversation with Neil Titley. Sir Michael Holroyd is famed for his biographies, especially that of George Bernard Shaw. His distinguished career has included becoming President of The Royal Society of Literature, President of The Shaw Society and Honorary Patron of The Oscar Wilde Society. His awards include the 2001 Heywood Hill Literary Prize and the 2005 David Cohen Prize for literature. In 2006, he was awarded The Golden PEN Award for “a Lifetime’s Distinguished Service to Literature” In 2007 he received a Knighthood. This interview is studded with his fascinating in