Mrs. Warren's Profession - Adaptations and Sequels

Adaptations and Sequels

Sir Harry Johnston wrote a sequel, a novel entitled Mrs. Warren's Daughter, circa 1922.

BBC Television staged a production under their Play of the Month banner in 1972. Produced by Cedric Messina and Directed by Herbert Wise, it starred Coral Browne in the title role, with Penelope Wilton as Vivie. Also in the cast were James Grout, Robert Powell, Richard Pearson and Derek Godfrey. The production was released on DVD in 2006.

A 1960 German film adaption Mrs. Warren's Profession starring Lilli Palmer.

A radio adaptation was broadcast on the BBC in 2002 and re-broadcast in January 2009 on BBC Radio 7 starring Maggie Steed in the title role.

The play was revived in 2010 in three separate venues:

• London's West End, at the Comedy Theatre with Felicity Kendal in the title role
• Washington, D.C., by the Shakespeare Theatre Company at Sidney Harman Hall, with Elizabeth Ashley in the title role
• Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre under the auspices of the Roundabout Theatre Company, with Cherry Jones as Kitty Warren and Sally Hawkins as Vivie