But I still read Shaw on a regular basis. What I love is the nakedness of the polemic and the irresistible good humour. For me, 'Major Barbara' is the greatest of all the plays in that it starts from the rational and proceeds to the ecstatic in a spectacular way, and leaves you very confused if you cling to Euclidean logic. ✨ Tony Kushner: 'At first I was horrified'. Interview with Michael Billington, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2011.
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