Video transcript: It’s always a huge treat to see Imelda Staunton on stage, and Mrs. Warren’s Profession at the Garrick Theatre was no different.
Here she’s acting alongside her real daughter, Bessie Carter. They play mother and daughter in the play, and the two of them just sparked whenever they were on the stage, it just lit up.
Now this is the story of a woman who comes from poor background and has made her money through prostitution and running a brothel.
And it was interesting to see how the attitudes towards women earning their money this way versus the men is viewed very differently.
With contemporary eyes, you think how much has changed in terms of the attitudes towards women, how they make a living and what is acceptable and what isn’t acceptable.
I felt the scenes with the male characters were a little bit sluggish and just not as interesting. So those would be the bits that I would cut if I was going to trim it back.
But otherwise, I just loved seeing Imelda Staunton on stage again, and I hope to see her again soon.
Mrs Warren’s Profession, Garrick Theatre
Written by Bernard Shaw
Directed by Dominic Cooke
Starring: Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter
Running time: 1 hour and 50 minutes, no interval
Booking until 16 August
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