Heartbreak House

Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919. The English language premiere was at the Garrick Theatre in November 1920. According to A. C. Ward, the work argues that "cultured, leisured Europe" was drifting toward destruction, and that "Those in a position to guide Europe to safety failed to learn their proper business of political navigation". The "Russian manner" of the subtitle refers to the style of Anton Chekhov, which Shaw adapts.

Heartbreak House
Written byGeorge Bernard Shaw
Date premieredNovember 1920
Place premieredGarrick Theatre, New York
Original languageEnglish
SubjectA dinner party at an eccentric household during World War I
GenreChekhovian tragicomedy
SettingEngland, World War I
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