The tale of a poor physician's daughter who cures a king and claims a husband as reward sits well with modern gender politics. Here are my favourite stagingsThis supposedly unloved comedy often comes up trumps in the theatre. The basic idea of a poor physician's daughter curing a sick king and claiming a husband as reward may stem from Boccaccio. But the fairytale world reveals a heroine whom Shaw admired for her &qu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28AM on April 25, 2014