Stages of Production Before 1900,Shaw's first three full-length plays dealt with social issues.He later grouped them as "Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant". 1900-1909,Shaw's major plays of the first decade of the twentieth century address individual social,political or ethical issues. 1910-1919,Shaw wrote four full-length plays,some of which are among his most frequently staged works. 1920-1950,the shorter plays were generally comedies, some historical and others addressing various political and social preoccupations of the author.Stages of Production Before 1900, Shaw’s first three full-length plays dealt with social issues. He later grouped them as “Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant”. 1900-1909, Shaw's major plays of the first decade of the twentieth century address individual social, political or ethical issues. 1910-1919, Shaw wrote four full-length plays, some of which are among his most frequently staged works. 1920-1950, the shorter plays were generally comedies, some historical and others addressing various political and social preoccupations of the author