An Ideal Husband is a must-read for Wilde fans, students of English literature, and anyone delighted by wit, urbanity, and timeless sophistication. An instant success at its 1895 debut, the play continues to delight audiences over one hundred years later. Like most of Wilde’s plays, this scintillating drawing-room comedy is wise, well-constructed, and deeply satisfying. A supporting cast of young lovers, society matrons, an overbearing father, and a formidable femme fatale continually exchange sparkling repartee, keeping the play moving at a lively pace.
His witty, clever drama, populated by brilliant talkers skilled in the art of riposte and paradox, are still staples of the theatrical repertoire.Īn Ideal Husband revolves around a blackmail scheme that forces a married couple to reexamine their moral standards - providing, along the way, a wry commentary on the rarity of politicians who can claim to be ethically pure. A funny and thoughtful comedy about the obstacles she's willing to hurdle to save a loved one's reputation – both at large and in her own mind.įeaturing Tracy Michelle Arnold, David Daniel, Tim Gittings, Colleen Madden, Greta Oglesby, Cristina Panfilio, John Pribyl, Jonathan Smoots & Marcus Truschinski.Although Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one novel) in his brief, tragic life, he is perhaps best known as a dramatist. Morell January 3rd, 1895 THE EARL OF CAVERSHAM, Mr. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET Sole Lessee: Mr. While Wilde has a serious plot and message in An Ideal Husband, the play is mostly comic. The action of the play is completed within twenty-four hours.
Chiltern goes to great (read: ridiculous) lengths to save her husband's political career in the face of an impending scandal. The action of An Ideal Husband takes place within about twenty four hours. An effervescent comedy with a hit of bitters, a cocktail our players know just how to mix.ĭeception and blackmail are just the beginning of this witty Wildean classic. Remove the ruffles and bows, though, and the play is pretty. Its funny, its silly, and everyones overdressed. Indeed, when the subject du jour is political posturing among the London elite, the frivolous folks may just have the most sense, while their more appearance-conscious peers become ever more ridiculous. An Ideal Husband is most definitely a comedy. When Wilde sets his sights on scandal, you know you're in for a party - one with enough piercing wit and frothy banter to tie you in stitches. The setting of the play is in London, England, and is.
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