When Vivie discovers that her expensive education was funded by her mother’s prosperous string of brothels, her worldview is shattered. With judgements flying, truths to tell and morals in contention, mother and daughter go head to head in a confrontation that neither will ever forget.
This contemporary New Zealand adaptation updates George Bernard Shaw’s controversial play to a post prostitution reform New Zealand. Featuring new material by poet and former sex worker Hadassah Grace, it asks provocative questions around labour, consent and violence.
Presentation
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland Theatre Company, May 1-16, 2018 (New Zealand)
“Searing and powerful”
CREATIVE TEAM
“genuinely boundary pushing”
By George Bernard Shaw. Adaptation: Eleanor Bishop with the cast. Original poetry by Hadassah Grace
Direction: Eleanor Bishop
Performance: Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Karin McCracken, Cameron Rhodes, Stephen Lovatt, Jack Buchanan, Tawanda Manyimo, Hadassah Grace
Design: Tracy Grant Lord
Lighting Design: Jennifer Lal
Sound Design: Te Aihe Butler
REVIEWS
“Stigma about sex work dispelled”, Dione Joseph, NZ Herald, May 7, 2018
PRESS
“Auckland Theatre Company prepares to mark milestone”, Dionne Christian, NZ Herald, September 2, 2017
“A new look at the oldest profession”, Standing Room Only, Radio NZ, April 15, 2018
“Mrs Warren's Profession still the subject of heated debate”, Dionne Christian, NZ Herald, April 28, 2018
“What happens when you find out your mum runs a global chain of brothels”, Lizzie Marvelly, The Villainesse, May 2, 2018