Eliza Doolittle knows what she wants: her own business. She also knows that, for a woman with her background, this won’t be a walk in the park. How fitting, then, that a professor of phonetics named Higgins turns up and wants to teach her exactly what she lacks to hold her own in so-called high society – refined speech. But when Eliza discovers that Higgins is only helping her because he wants to win a frivolous bet made amongst men, she’s had enough. Or will Higgins perhaps realise, after all, that the truly important things in life cannot be bought?

Seventy years ago, the hit musical by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner made a spectacular debut on Broadway, and ‘My Fair Lady’ swiftly conquered the Old World too with its irresistible blend of American musical and Central European operetta. Director Katja Wolff now brings the production to the MiR with a lively twist, setting it
the modern day: her Eliza doesn’t stumble wide-eyed from one situation to the next, but always has her sights set on her goal – because this lady is not only ‘fair’, but also knows exactly what she wants.

Eliza Doolittle knows what she wants: her own business. She also knows that, for a woman with her background, this won’t be a walk in the park. How fitting, then, that a professor of phonetics named Higgins turns up and wants to teach her exactly what she lacks to hold her own in so-called high society – refined speech. But when Eliza discovers that Higgins is only helping her because he wants to win a frivolous bet made amongst men, she’s had enough. Or will Higgins perhaps realise, after all, that the truly important things in life cannot be bought?

Seventy years ago, the hit musical by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner made a spectacular debut on Broadway, and ‘My Fair Lady’ swiftly conquered the Old World too with its irresistible blend of American musical and Central European operetta. Director Katja Wolff now brings the production to the MiR with a lively twist, setting it
the modern day: her Eliza doesn’t stumble wide-eyed from one situation to the next, but always has her sights set on her goal – because this lady is not only ‘fair’, but also knows exactly what she wants.