Shaw’s story of the ultimate test of a mother-daughter relationship is one of his most enduring and best-loved plays. Mrs. Kitty Warren has worked hard to provide for her daughter Vivie, to give her the genteel upbringing she never had. Now that Vivie is about to embark on her own career, her mother decides that it is time for her feminist daughter to finally learn the truth about her mother’s profession. The shocking news sets the stage for a battle royal between mother and daughter about sex, love, money and morality.