The howling, wounded ego hurling blistering insults, the genius theatrical pause over “funk” - what a brilliant reading. And beneath the humor, a menacing undertone. Can you imagine life with this man? Clearly she was right to leave him.

Can't imagine why she didn't want to marry him.

He seems to be taking it well.

That was a massive, written red flag. In her position, I would feel any last vestige of uncertainty in my choice of spouse leave my body all at once. If she felt sorry for him before reading that letter, I have no doubt she was no longer burdened with that feeling afterwards. 🤣

How Stella must have thanked her stars after reading that diatribe. She got out just in time.

This letter was hilariously and brilliantly delivered by Toby Jones. Such a brilliant actor. Thank you, I love this channel 🇦🇺❤

Oooof. Sounds like the lady in question dodged a bullet.

OMG TOBY Jones is BRILLIANT !!!!

Hell hath no fury like the playwright scorned.

Passionate words showing a relationship rejected With the rejected sending a letter he sent his rage from the ego Voice .

P.s. Where the devil are my slippers?

Let’s not forget Shaw was a polemicist and he wrote several plays specifically for “Miss Pat” and when she gave him the “flick” he refused to let her perform any roles again he had written for her….probably because the affair was unconsummated and that got him in a twist too…….Toby Jones what a treasure he is….loved the way he read the letter it was befitting he was the chosen one..❤️👏 also befitting…the badge Toby is wearing….Choose Love…brilliant.😂

Priceless delivery ❤

Yeah, even the greatest genius can be the biggest jerk.

One of the better readings of the series, well done.

I can hear Henry Higgins.

All in all, she was an independent woman who refused to kow tow to the genius of a man.

Toby knocked it out of the park.

Yeeeah. Girl made the right choice lol

That was one angry man who wrote this. Hopefully the woman got away fine.

This has me screaming with laughter. The whole thing reads like cut lines from Pygmalion!

Awesome delivery 😂 👍

What an perfect way for her assure herself she did Precisely the Right thing!

Great reading by TJ. I bet Stella was glad she'd walked!!

My goodness, so much like a modern bloke rejected on Tinder. Or even one left hanging for ten minutes while she answered the door. Wonderful performance.

“Whatever, you ugly anyway”

Love this series

some of these lines he put straight into his screanplay of My Fair Lady

Sounds like she had a lucky escape! I'd have sent the letter back to him with a small addendum: "Saucer of milk?". Love Toby's rendition though, especially that "funk... FUNK" part! 😂

Part of me wants to believe they were close enough for her to know he was joking, but he did want to confess that he had feelings for her. The other part of me knows that this letter is excellent evidence as to why George was a lonely man.

Wow. And I thought I ended things badly with some of my women.

I love the way he paused over "funk" to make sure he was reading the right word.

Daylight blinds you😂

She dodged a bullet!

I love Toby Jones.

Jeez...sour grapes much???!!!😂😂😂😂

Capt. Mainwairing would be and is proud of Toby.

Wonderful reading.

Shucks, it's all about HIM isn't it? She's probably still running!

Ain’t love grand?

Toby Jones is a national treasure - just like his dear dad Freddie Jones.

Much better than a cursing rant fit. You don’t have to bleep anything out -even funk- and it was funny. ❤

I love you,Toby Jones!❤❤❤

If I were a woman and a guy wrote me a letter like that, I would get a restraining order.

Original Incel! :-D I love this too much.

Oh, the humanity!

I've punched men in the face for less... 😂

Well done Mr Jones, Shaw would approve heartily. 😮

GBS… “you can’t dump me… I’m dumping you!”

Big cinema..! 🤠

This is the most poetic incel diatribe I've ever heard lol

Anyone else spot Greg Davies in the audience?

Always Toby!

someone should have a chat with the lighting designer.

Lies and do little Pygmalion author wrote “Knot a real part…” #haiku #myfairlady

So Wicked! ( reference intended). A bisexual man about town, has had his vanity wounded? Please, hand me my pearls that I may clutch them! Absolutely precious.

Shaw was a nice guy.

....and that's why you're single 🤣🤣💀💀

A 20th century simp... How refreshing

Sounds to me like he’s used to getting his way

Aaaah, those were the days when real English was spoken ...... 🧐. Well presented.

I saw him on Graham Norton's show and I thought then that someone simply hadn't told him his hair looked messed up before he came on stage. I thought it was rude of some producer to allow him to sit on the couch all f'd up. See how wrong I was!?😅

Good ole George- he never appreciated a feminist 😂

GBS wasn't bitter.

So they went out on a date. The cheap bastard took her for a walk for miles. She got exhausted and said can we sit somewhere. He asked her out again, And he wrote a turn-of-the-century fuckboi letter to her when she said no.

And thus ... The first incel was created

I don’t know who is the bigger ham. George Barnard Shaw for writing it or the actor who performed it.

Sounds so much like the way some fragile-ego'd men who are rejected on dating apps respond these days.

:)

Though he is a great writer and poet , his manner is Cavalier at best and judgmental,

Oh god. Ye olde incel. 😂

Shaw was always an ahole about women; also spent his time encouraging people to bad mouth Captain Scott after he was dead because he weirdly thought this would improve his chances with his widow

Sweet burn😅😂

Toby awesome, Shaw incel? And I swear that's Jesse Buckley in the audience