Mrs. Warren's Profession
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Mrs Warren's Profession is a 1893 play by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in London in 1902. It was included in Shaw's 1898 collection Plays Unpleasant, alongside The Philanderer and Widowers' Ho
A 1918 production directed by and starring Mary Shaw (pictured in the two lower frames).
Fanny Brough as Mrs Warren in the 1902 London production. Part of a series of photographs of the production taken by Frederick H. Evans. According to a note in Cornell University Library's archive, playwright George Bernard Shaw referred to Evans as "the most artistic of photographers."
Imelda Staunton
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Dame Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton is an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeare
Mrs. Warren's Profession
…directed by Jonas Cemm. The tour visited the playwright's home, Shaw's Corner. In 2025, the Garrick Theatre in London staged a production starring Imelda Staunton as Mrs Warren and her daughter Bessie Carter as Vivie. Sir Harry Johnston wrote a sequel, a novel entitled Mrs Warren's Daughter, circa 1920…
Staunton in 2019
Staunton at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011