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Details dent 'Mrs. Warren' at Trinity; "Mrs. Warren's Profession" at Trinity Repertory Theater, Providence, through Nov. 7.

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From: The Boston Herald
Date: 19991010
Author:Fanger, Iris

"Mrs. Warren's Profession" is one of George Bernard Shaw's more difficult plays to stage, so it's odd that there are two productions - one at the Huntington Theatre and one at the Trinity Repertory Theater - opening the season. Neither company has found a perfect solution, with the Huntington on a sentimental track and Trinity Rep hampered by the fussy details of a certain directorial concept.

Shaw wrote his drama to attack the hypocrisy of "polite" society's treatment of women. For much of the work, Shaw's characters seem to prefer a soapbox instead of a stage, but his ...

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