Captain Brassbound's Conversion

Captain Brassbound's Conversion
Poster for the Federal Theatre Project production of Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1937)
Written byGeorge Bernard Shaw
Date premiered16 December 1900 (Stage Society)
Place premieredRoyal Strand Theatre
Original languageEnglish
SubjectAn aggrieved captain is persuaded to forego revenge
Genremelodrama/problem play
SettingMorocco

Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1900) is a play by G. Bernard Shaw. It was published in Shaw's 1901 collection Three Plays for Puritans (together with Caesar and Cleopatra and The Devil's Disciple). The first American production of the play starred Ellen Terry in 1907. The play explores the relationship between the law, justice, revenge and forgiveness.


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