Barbara is a Major in the Salvation Army. Her father is a wealthy industrialist, who disinherited the family long ago. The two extremes deal with their beliefs and passions throughout the play.

George Bernard Shaw's tale of privilege and a battle of wills. Can a rich arms manufacturer win the heart and mind of his Salvationist daughter?

Best known for his play Pygmalion, the inspiration behind My Fair Lady, the prolific George Bernard ... Theatre. Major Barbara comes to Radio 4 this June. When in 1925 Shaw was awarded the Nobel ...

Major Barbara is the second film from the partnership of George Bernard Shaw and Gabriel Pascal. Adapted from an old Shaw play, circa 1905, it still carries the lightning thrusts of Shavian ...