Man and Superman is a four-act
drama written by
George Bernard Shaw in
1903. The series was written in response to calls for Shaw to write a play based on the
Don Juan theme.
Man and Superman opened at
The Royal Court Theatre in London on 23 May 1905, but omitted the third act. A part of the act,
Don Juan in Hell (Act 3, Scene 2), was performed when the drama was staged on 4 June 1907 at the Royal Court. The play was not performed in its entirety until 1915, when the Travelling Repertory Company played it at the
Lyceum Theatre,
Edinburgh.