Four traditional comedies in one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature.

Lady Windermere’s Lover

The irreverent satire that launched Wilde’s succession of classical comedies. A Lord, his wife, her admirer and an infamous blackmailer converge with this delicious comic feast of scandal. A divinely funny comedy of good young ladies, bad husbands as well as the moral hypocrisy of United kingdom high society in the late nineteenth century.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Roger Rees, Eric about The Oscar Wilde Collection Stoltz, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Heading, Gina Field, Judy Geeson, Arthur Hanket, Lisa Harrow, Dominic Keating, Wayne Warwick, Tom Wheatley. Directed by Michael Hackett.

An Ideal Husband

Devilishly attractive Lord Illingworth is notorious for his skill as a seducer. But he’s still invited to all or any the “greatest” homes while his feminine conquests must hide their pity in seclusion. With this damaging comedy, Wilde uses his celebrated wit to expose British society’s narrow watch of from intimate mores to People in america.

An L.A. Theatre Works full solid performance featuring: Miriam Margolyes, Samantha Mathis, Rosalind Ayres, Jane Carr, Peter Dennis, Judy Geeson, Paul Gutrecht, Martin Jarvis, Cherie Lunghi, Robert Machray and Jim Norton. Directed by Michael Hackett.

A Woman of No Importance

A tender love story, a glittering establishing in London society and a shower of witticisms are just a few of the reasons this play provides enjoyed greatly successful revivals. This 1895 play is certainly eerily prescient, since it explores the plight of a promising youthful politician, desperate to cover up a magic formula in his past. With empathy and wit, Wilde explores the pitfalls of keeping public figures to higher standards compared to the rest of us.

An L.A. Theatre Works full solid performance featuring: Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina, Yeardley Smith, Rosalind Ayres, Paul Gutrecht, Martin Jarvis, Robert Machray, Miriam Margolyes and Jim Norton. Directed by Michael Hackett.

The Importance of Being Earnest

An elegant send-up of Victorian courtship and manners, complete with assumed names, mistaken lovers, and a dropped handbag. Jack and Algernon are close friends, both wooing girls who think their names are Ernest, “that name which inspires complete confidence.” Wilde’s effervescent wit, scathing social satire, and high farce get this to perhaps one of the most cherished takes on in the British language.

An L.A. Theater Works full cast performance featuring: James Marsters, Emily Bergl, Charles Busch, Neil Dickson, Jill Gascoine, Christopher Neame, Matthew Wolf and Sarah Zimmerman. Directed by Michael Hackett.

The Picture of Dorian Grey

One of the great classics of modern Western books. Dorian Grey, an effete youthful gentleman, is the subject of a striking portrait with the musician Basil Hallward. Gray’s narcissism is certainly awakened, and he embraces a life-style of hedonism and informal cruelties. Increasingly consumed by his very own vanity, he’s pressured to confront his true inner-self, in a fashion that is as surprising as it is certainly terrifying.

An L.A. Theater Works full cast performance featuring: Steve Juergens, Jim Ortlieb, Colleen Crimmins, Roger Mueller, Thomas Carroll, Paulin Brailsford, Rush Pearson, and Martin Duffy. Directed by Terry McCabe.