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# FACT
George Bernard Shaw was contractually obligated to write and put on a play for a theatre he had fallen out with. He called the play 'CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT', which is what appeared on the theatre hoarding. No-one came, and it was cancelled.
(I helped save b3ta! isthisyou?, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:08, archived)
# good fact!
FACT!
(I helped save b3ta! Lumpbucket tekcubpmuL, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:10, archived)
# Fantastic
Fact!
(I helped save b3ta! butchbint, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:20, archived)
# Factastic!
I believe.
(I helped save b3ta! bovine I'm so old, even my old is old, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:28, archived)
# and a true
FACT too... i read it on Snopes
(I helped save b3ta! isthisyou?, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:39, archived)
# see
i've just looked for it on snopes and can't find it, thats where i read it wasn't true
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:42, archived)
# I've heard that before
but i don't think it's true. he did write a play and he desperatly wanted to call it closed for refurbishment, people bought tickets turned up, saw it said colsed for refurbishment and went home again, he was disapointed that people didn't get the joke and changed the title a few days later.

EDIT:I think the play becaome heartbreak house

I'm not sure if it's true, i'm doing some research to clarify

hold the phone
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:40, archived)
# so much better
the way I tell it, if not true
(I helped save b3ta! isthisyou?, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:52, archived)
# I can't find anything
so i'm gonna say it's 50% of fact
(I helped save b3ta! Roxy_Hart is so so old, Mon 10 Feb 2003, 17:57, archived)