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A tender love story, a serpentine villainess, a glittering setting in London society, and a showering of Wildean witticism are only a few of the reasons why this play has enjoyed hugely successful revivals in London, in New York, and on the silver screen. This 1895 drama is eerily prescient, as it examines the plight of a promising politician, desperate to hide a secret in his past. With empathy and wit, Oscar Wilde explores the pitfalls of holding public figures to higher standards than the rest of us.Public Domain (P)2006 L.A. Theatre Works Classics European Drama World Literature Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature

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Sir Oscar Wilde sums up the social appropriateness and morality with the most elegant and utmost wit possible!

All hail to Oscar Wild 🙌🏽

The most beautiful and delicious vileness ever😍

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Expectations are a motherforker, especiallyin a marriage. I've seen and loved this play before, and alongside the comedy is a sharp acknowledgement that money is the language of the age. Same as it ever was. Alfred Molina's "shallow" fop just glitters.

Wilde is eternal

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Both heartwarming and amusing, this book will have you thinking about the moral standards we hold public figures to even today. I’ve always thought Oscar Wilde was a genius and here is further proof. Not only that the performance is exceptional

Hilarious and timely

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My first with this play, full of excellent casts and I enjoy the story so much. I can see thoroughly the human side of aristocrats with humorous point of view. I find it so typical of Oscar Wilde's work. I think my next venture of this author is "The Importance Of Being Earnest"

Love This Classic!!!

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An Ideal Husband is my favorite of Wilde's works, and I chose to listen to this version specifically because it was presented as an audio version of the play. And were it not for Yeardley Smith as Mabel, I would have given this 5 stars. Unfortunately, I had a rather nails-on-the-chalkboard reaction to Yeardley Smith's voice. That's what I get for not listening to the sample, I suppose. I'll probably listen to An Ideal Husband again, but not this version of it.

This recording is a performance featuring Rosalind Ayres, Jacqueline Bisset, Paul Gutrecht, Martin Jarvis, Robert Machray, Miriam Margolyes, Alfred Molina, Jim Norton and Yeardley Smith.

Almost perfect

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