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Woman of No Importance, A by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Woman of No Importance, A by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

By: Valerio Di Stefano
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 A Woman of No Importance is a play by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The play premièred on 19 April 1893 at London's Haymarket Theatre. It is a testimony of Wilde's wit and his brand of dark comedy. It looks in particular at English upper class society and has been reproduced on stages in Europe and North America since his death in 1900. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast:Lord Illingworth: Peter BishopSir John Pontefract: Ernst PattynamaLord Alfred Rufford: Bob GonzalezMr. Kelvil, M.P.: Nigel BoydellThe Ven. Archdeacon Daubeny, D.D. : Martin GeesonGerald Arbuthnot: mbFarquhar, Butler: Delmar H DolbierFrancis, Footman: Barry EadsLady Hunstanton: SusannaLady Caroline Pontefract: RashadaLady Stutfield: Beth ThomasMrs. Allonby: Elizabeth KlettMiss Hester Worsley: TriciaGAlice, Maid: Bev J. StevensMrs. Arbuthnot: Arielle LipshawNarrator: David LawrenceAudio edited by: Arielle LipshawCopyright Valerio Di Stefano Art
Episodes
  • Act 4

    Act 4
    Sep 4 2023
    29 mins
  • Act 2

    Act 2
    Sep 4 2023
    37 mins
  • Act 3

    Act 3
    Sep 4 2023
    28 mins
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the play is quite good, very characteristic of Oscar Wilde's playwriting style, witty, critical of high society, with a tragicomic plot. i found it interesting and entertaining. a small party with family members and acquaintances leads to the unfolding of an old family drama, typical to Wilde, at the end, the situation seems both resolved and unresolved.
Performance:
this an older recording, with multiple readers, one for each character of Oscar Wilde's play, the audio feels like it's not the best, as if the readers had different quality microphones, but it's not that bothersome, still good enough to listen to.
one thing to note, is that the labels for the four acts are correct, but the order is switched in the list, it's still possible to click on them individually to listen to them in the right order though.

tragicomic

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