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Mrs Warren's Profession
Mrs Warren's Profession

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Booking from
Friday, 9 May 2025

Booking until
Friday, 15 August 2025

Running time
1hr 45min.

Mrs Warren's Profession

Mrs Warren's Profession was banned in the early 1900s by Britain's official theatre censor, the Lord Chamberlain. State censorship remained in place until 1968 when, thankfully, It ended and people were finally allowed to make decisions for themselves. It's no surprise this powerful play still resonates so strongly, in a world where woman are often still repressed and their choices limited by patriarchal societies. This time around it's on stage at the Garrick Theatre starring Imelda Staunton (The Crown, Hello, Dolly!, Follies) as Mrs Warren herself and her real-life daughter Bessie Carter, who delighted us in TV's popular costume drama series Bridgerton, as Vivie.

Written by George Bernard Shaw, this time around the classic is directed by Dominic Cooke with design by Chloe Lamford and casting by Amy Ball. The story? Clever Vivie has just come home after graduating from university. Having never really got to know her own mum, this is her chance. But she's shocked to discover her mother used to be a prostitute and still owns the brothel that made her fortune and paid for her offspring's university studies. We learn the reasons behind Mrs Warren's career, explore the hypocrisy of society at the time, and discover the limited opportunities given to women at the time. Fantastic!

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I am 86 and pretty mobile I was sitting in Grand Circle and it is very difficult to walk down middle aisle with no hand rail. Everything else was excellent including theatre staff.
Sheila, 22 Jun 2025
Mrs Warren’s Profession
I am a big fan of Imelda Staunton but on this occasion, her daughter Bessie Carter outshone her with a fabulous performance. I also thought Robert Glenister & Kevin Doyle were excellent. On occasion found it difficult to hear the dialogue and then there is the regular ‘rumble’ of the tube. But overall, I enjoyed the performance.
Eileen, 11 Jun 2025
Need to be a fan of Shaw’s work
Booked the show because Imelda Staunton was in it ( loved her in Gypsy snd Hello Dolly ) … very disappointed in this particular show- not one of GB Shaw’s best in my opinion and Imelda’s role was not the main part . Felt it was just a way for Imelda to showcase her daughter, Bessie Carter’s talents. Acting was good but play content was frustrating to watch. Also wasn’t good hearing the tube trains coming in and out of the station below the theatre ! First time to have been disappointed in a west end production. A lot of money (£75 tickets) for not a lot of show. Aldi like an interval in a production.
Kate, 18 May 2025
Shaw is not everyone's taste and this is not particularly enticing
I liked it being run in one act but Shaw is wordy ,looked at my watch sometimes. Casting of Mrs Warren great and I appreciated Rory Kinnear. Vivie was not in my view quite right , apart from her height she did not look intellectually distinguished and her words were sometimes lost, I thought she had a third , not a senior degree and that matters in the plot .
Celia, 11 May 2025


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