Society (play)

Society was a comedy drama by T. W. Robertson, premiered in 1865, regarded as a milestone in Victorian drama because of its realism in sets, costume, acting and dialogue. The piece, set in Victorian London's literary and theatrical bohemia, depicts "the efforts of an illiterate millionaire to introduce his son into 'society', and the equally vigorous efforts of 'society' to repel the intruder". Unusually for that time, Robertson both wrote and directed the play, and his innovative writing and stage direction inspired George Bernard Shaw and W. S. Gilbert, among others.

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