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Shaw was such an original thinker, it would be criminal not to give him a chance. There were British productions of his main works in the 50s that were "official." Maybe check one of them out and if you like it, delve further. As for being torture to perform- there's certainly a lot of language so I can see how some might feel a bit "challenged" by his genius.

Read up a bit on Shaw & Brecht to get an inkling of how important they were to the development of modern theatre. I'm really suprised and a bit dismayed that you've been taking theatre classes and haven't heard much about Brecht. What is the world coming to!