In the history of English Drama, George Bernard Shaw occupies a position second only to that of Shakespeare. He dominated the English Theatre for over sixty years and his influence, name, and fame are all pervasive despite not possessing a firsthand exposure to the theatre as some of his other contemporaries; he divulged his artistic sensibilities in a variety of roles as actor, director and later as a producer of plays. He acted and played some roles and parts along with amateurs in some

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... mances too. Present article aims at making an in-depth study of how Shaw's Dramas are Dramas of Ideas and how the material of his plays is the mental substance in which modern life is lived.