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Mrs Warren's Profession

written BY
Bernard Shaw
directed BY
Dominic Cooke
starring
Imelda Staunton & Bessie Carter
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January 1, 2026 2:00 PM
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January 5, 2026 7:00 PM
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This is a filmed screening of the original production.

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Broadway World

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Time Out

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Independent

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Radio Times

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WhatsOnStage

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London Theatre

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-lifedaughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.

‘Imelda Staunton is magnificent’
Independent

‘An extraordinary tour de force’
WhatsOnStage

‘Imelda Staunton in formidable form’
Guardian

‘Startlingly fresh’
Time Out

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