National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession
moderate sex references, suicide references
Director(s)Dominic Cooke
Production year2025
Release date23/10/2025
Genre(s)Performance
Approx. running minutes117m
CastImelda Staunton, Bessie Carter
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession
moderate sex references, suicide references
Recording of a live National Theatre performance of George Bernard Shaw's play, in which a woman with aspirations for a ...
Recording of a live National Theatre performance of George Bernard Shaw's play, in which a woman with aspirations for a legal career must navigate her mother's conflicting expectations.
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
suicide and self-harm
theme
alcohol and smoking
violence
moderate sex references, suicide references
Classified Date:
13/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
threat and horror
There is a scene of gun threat.
language
The play features very mild bad language ('God', 'damned', 'jackass').
sex
In a trailer before the performance, a man makes a reference to 'having sex three times a year'. There are also references to a brothel business.
discrimination
Within the play's historic setting, there are references to women being exploited and underpaid. A man tries to coerce a woman into marriage.
suicide and self-harm
References are made to suicide, including suicide ideation.
theme
Upsetting scenes include familial arguments and references to bereavement.
alcohol and smoking
A trailer for another play refers to alcohol addiction.
Classified Date:
28/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
Classified date13/10/2025
LanguageEnglish
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
suicide and self-harm
theme
alcohol and smoking
violence
Director(s)Dominic Cooke
Production year2025
Release date23/10/2025
Genre(s)Performance
Approx. running minutes117m
CastImelda Staunton, Bessie Carter
moderate sex references, suicide references
Classified Date:
13/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
threat and horror
There is a scene of gun threat.
language
The play features very mild bad language ('God', 'damned', 'jackass').
sex
In a trailer before the performance, a man makes a reference to 'having sex three times a year'. There are also references to a brothel business.
discrimination
Within the play's historic setting, there are references to women being exploited and underpaid. A man tries to coerce a woman into marriage.
suicide and self-harm
References are made to suicide, including suicide ideation.
theme
Upsetting scenes include familial arguments and references to bereavement.
alcohol and smoking
A trailer for another play refers to alcohol addiction.
Classified Date:
28/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
National Theatre
Classified date13/10/2025
LanguageEnglish
