# Fanny — Fanny’s First Play character guide

> Fanny in Fanny’s First Play by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Fanny Mr. Trotter, Fanny Sorry, Fanny Radiant, Fanny Shaking, Fanny Papa

**First appearance:** 0001-fanny-s-first-play

## Snapshot

A young woman who has secretly written the play everyone is watching, and who is far more dangerous than her flattered blushes suggest.

## Who they are

Fanny sits among the critics as the anonymous author of the evening's entertainment, drinking in their guesses and their praise while hiding a past that would scandalize her father. She has done time with Lady Constance Lytton and is prouder of that than of anything, and she's written a play that turns respectable people inside out. Her eagerness for approval and her willingness to expose her own class make her the play's true provocateur, and the hinge on which its comedy of manners swings.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Trotter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fanny_s_first_play_se/characters/mr_trotter)

_professional_

Fanny and Mr. Trotter have a professional relationship as playwright and critic, with Trotter reviewing her play.

### [Vaughan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fanny_s_first_play_se/characters/vaughan)

_friendship_

Fanny and Vaughan are friends, with Vaughan likely supporting Fanny's theatrical ambitions.

### [Flawner Bannal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fanny_s_first_play_se/characters/flawner_bannal)

_professional_

Fanny and Flawner Bannal have a professional relationship as playwright and theater critic.

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