Manchester Central Theatre Company (Manchester, UK)
Theatre/Théâtre · English/Anglais · 75min. · Public: 14 ans/years
OSCAR WILDE’s famous comedy of flawed identity. As a baby, Jack was found in a handbag at Victoria Station! He needs to find some parents, and a new name, to have any chance of marrying Gwendolyn.
Droll humour from literature’s wittiest writer!
“Oozes class” – The Guardian
“Exquisite” – The Observer
Latecomers/retardataires: No
09 - MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels)
Charming and witty. I also enjoyed watching two women play the male roles. Well done!
Four British women take on Oscar Wilde in a fast-paced, pared-down version of a classic. I saw a review on this site that said they had crammed too much into an hour. I have to disagree. My boyfriend and I were charmed by this simple and effective adaptation. Granted, most of the genius is Wilde's own but the actors' delivery did his brilliant wit justice. It's a charming way to spend an hour.
Honestly Earnest, well maybe Earnest isn't honest but a great show none the less. I hadn't seen this play before so it was really new for me, and funny. Fantastic performances from everyone.
Thanks!
the girls are doing a wonderful job acting. Wild is witty and very current as usual. But trying to cram a full play into less than an hour is too much. The result is very wordy and I didn't even have time to laugh from the jokes because they were gone and on to the next ... Too bad.
Saw this comedy and had a smile on my face for the entire time ! The cast is extremely talented and I plan to see their other play,Lysistrata .. because these ladies are fantastic.
Hope they plan to come back next year because I will be first in line !!!!