“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.”
Back when it was written in 1894 the play Mrs Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw caused a massive scandal.
It wasn’t even allowed to be performed publicly for another 30 years. Now, that’s a long time.
Imagine having to wait that long to watch Fifty Shades of Grey. You would have been chomping at the bit (which coincidentally is a scene from the film).
This new version of the ground-breaking play Mrs Warren’s Profession is directed by Paul Milton & Designed by Dawn Allsopp.
Sue Holderness (Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass) stars as Mrs Warren alongside Christopher Timothy (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctors, Dial M for Murder).
Young Cambridge graduate Vivie Warren is horrified to learn that her education and luxurious lifestyle have been financed by her mother’s career in the world’s oldest profession.
Bernard Shaw’s period drama is full of insight and humane understanding, ranking as one of his masterpieces alongside Pygmalion and Saint Joan.
This sumptuous adaptation is a touring production from Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre and it is advised that you have to be over 14 years old to see it.
It takes place at Salisbury Playhouse from Tuesday June 30 to Saturday July 4.
And then it will be at Oxford Playhouse from Sunday July 14 to Thursday July 18.
For tickets visit the theatre website at www.salisburyplayhouse.com or www.oxfordplayhouse.com