Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter-led Mrs Warren’s Profession starts performances

WhatsOnStage Award-winner Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, start performances tonight, 10 May, in a new production of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession.

This new revival marks the first time the mother and daughter duo have appeared onstage together, playing Mrs Kitty Warren and Vivie Warren.

The production is directed by Dominic Cooke, who has previously collaborated with Olivier Award winner Staunton on Hello, Dolly! and Follies.

Mrs Warren’s Profession, one of Shaw’s most provocative plays, was banned for 30 years by the Lord Chamberlain. It offers a critical look at the hypocrisy and corruption of the English class system.

Completing the cast are Kevin Doyle as Reverend Samuel Gardner, Robert Glenister as Sir George Crofts, Reuben Joseph as Frank Gardner and Sid Sagar as Mr Praed.

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The show also reunites Staunton with producer Sonia Friedman, with whom she worked on Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Cooke with Friedman after their work on Clybourne Park.

Design is by Chloe Lamford, lighting design is by Jon Clark, sound design is by Christopher Shutt and casting by Amy Ball.

The production will officially open at the Garrick Theatre on 22 May, and will run until 16 August. Tickets are on sale now below.