Mrs Warren's profession

By: George Bernard Shaw
Directed by: Anders Cato
Cast: Randy Harrison, Xanthe Elbrick, Lisa Banes, Walter Hudson, Mark Nelson, Stephen Temperley.
Costume designer: Olivera Gajic
Dialect: David Alan Stern
Where: Berkshire theatre -Stockbridge
When: August, 14 - September, 01 2007
Opening: August, 17 2007
Fonti: Wikipedia

Mrs Warren's Profession is a play written by G. Bernard Shaw in 1893. The story centers on the relationship between Mrs Warren, a prostitute, described by Shaw as "on the whole, a genial and fairly presentable old blackguard of a woman," and her "prudish" daughter, Vivie. Mrs Warren is a middle-aged woman whose Cambridge-educated daughter, Vivie, is horrified to discover that her mother's fortune was made managing high-class whorehouses. The two strong women make a brief reconciliation when Mrs Warren explains her impoverished youth, which originally led her into prostitution. Vivie forgives her mother until learning that the highly profitable business remains in operation.

Shaw said he wrote the play "to draw attention to the truth that prostitution is caused, not by female depravity and male licentiousness, but simply by underpaying, undervaluing, and overworking women so shamefully that the poorest of them are forced to resort to prostitution to keep body and soul together." But despite Shaw's claims and its title, the play barely touches the theme of prostitution. Rather, it focuses on the conflicts related to the "new women" of the Victorian era — issues arising because middle-class girls wanted greater social independence in work and education. Other themes include criticism of the sexual mores of the times and a want for greater social sexual awareness along with equality in the workplace for working women.




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