Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw

Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw's incendiary moral classic, in a version edited and introduced by director Dominic Cooke. Seen in the West End in 2025, starring real-life mother and daughter Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter.

'An extraordinary tour de force.. vivid and compelling... Dominic Cooke has shaved and sharpened Shaw's original to make its theme of hypocrisy all the clearer. Everything has been pared away to shine the spotlight on the essential dilemmas, and to leave the audience to decide where outrage should lie... it is surprisingly upsetting'

* WhatsOnStage *

'Explosive... if Victorians were shocked by the theme of sex work, the play's ideological grenades about the corruptions of capitalism and establishment hypocrisies still resonate today... nuanced and full of intellectual restlessness... Shaw's arguments still hold a grip'

* Guardian *

'Classy... quietly tremendous... conveys the age-old tussle between parent and child and crystalises the ethical wrench between improving one's lot and not hurting others'

* Telegraph *

'Shaw's critiques of capitalism here feel all too relevant... he writes women who think and debate as they'd never been allowed to on stage before... Cooke's pared-back production lets that modernity shine out'

* Independent *

'Startlingly fresh and unexpectedly entertaining... feels bracingly current even today'

* Time Out *

'Incendiary... Dominic Cooke's streamlined adaptation strips away excess babble and channels Shaw's drama with the white-knuckle force of Greek tragedy... Mrs Warren lives in us all'

* Broadway World *

'Lean and startlingly radical'

* London Theatre *

'Fascinating... sharp and clever... a stinging social critique that continues to resound strongly today'

* iPaper *

Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic and political activist who wrote more than sixty plays including Pygmalion, Saint Joan, Heartbreak House and Man and Superman. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925.

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ISBN 13	9781839044748
ISBN 10	1839044748
Title	Mrs. Warren's Profession
Author	Bernard Shaw
Series	Nhb Classic Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2025-05-22
Number of pages	72
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.