Mrs Warren’s Profession: a beautifully rounded and entirely believable characterization
Perth Classic Festival
Mrs. Warren’s Profession By George Bernard Shaw at the Classic Theatre Festival. Director: Laurel Smith
The world’s oldest profession, though ubiquitous then and now, was apparently unmentionable on stage. This is why Mrs. Warren’s Profession, though ready for production in 1894, was banned for several years in Great Britain and first performed in New York in 1905 for one night only, followed by arrest warrants for several of those involved with the production. …