# Mr. Trotter — Fanny’s First Play character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Trotter, Trotter Disappointed, Trotter Shocked, The Count Mr. Trotter

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

## Snapshot

A dramatic critic who punctures Fanny's cover with one dry observation, and who knows a real Suffragette when he sees one.

## Who they are

Trotter moves among the other critics with a slightly superior air, dismissing Pinero as too popular for the Fabian Society and then turning his attention to the play's suspiciously authentic police-court scene. He is the one who names Fanny's secret out loud, to her father's consternation, without ever losing his critical composure. His unimpressed eye and his instinct for what's real beneath the theatrical surface make him the play's most unsettling guest.

## Relationships

### [Fanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fanny_s_first_play_se/characters/fanny)

_professional_

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

### [Mr. Cecil Savoyard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fanny_s_first_play_se/characters/mr_cecil_savoyard)

_professional_

Mr. Cecil Savoyard and Mr. Trotter are colleagues in the theater world, likely as producer and critic.

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