Carlton Theatre Group Presents: An Ideal Husband
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“Even you are not rich enough, Sir Robert, to buy back your past. No man is.”
Tue 14 May - Sat 18 May 2024
Written by Oscar Wilde in 1894, An Ideal Husband is a biting satire of Victorian politics, morality and relationships. With almost every line a quotable example of Wilde’s famous wit, the hilarious dialogue sits atop a much weightier story, combining cynicism over British society and hope in the redeeming power of love and forgiveness.
Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre
Tue 14 May - Sat 18 May 2024
93 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1QG, UK
Tue - Sat at 19:45
Sat at 15:00
Sir Robert Chiltern has it all – wealth, charm, a glowing political career and a wife who idolises him, above all for his apparently impeccable virtue and morally upstanding nature. Into his seemingly perfect life, however, arrives the scheming, scandalous and seductive Mrs Cheveley: a woman who scorns the hypocritical moralising of the age and will stop at nothing to get what she wants. A woman who also knows a dangerous secret about Robert’s past that threatens to bring his whole world crashing down…
“Other people are quite dreadful. The only possible society is oneself. To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”
This story of a celebrated man leading a double life with a scandal waiting to be exposed, mirrors Wilde’s own life. On the last day of the play’s opening run in 1895, Wilde was arrested for gross indecency after being exposed as homosexual, bringing a tragically early end to his brilliant career.
Cast of An Ideal Husband:
Sir Robert Chiltern - Joe Dillon
Lady Gertrude Chiltern - Emma Bugg
Lord Goring - Josh Mallalieu
Mabel Chiltern - Zoe Spencer
Mrs Cheveley - Philippa Jones
Lord Caversham - Guy Robarts
Lady Markby - Georgina Macfarlane
Lady Basildon - Christina Jenkins
Mrs Marchmont - Jasmine Stock
Mason - Shehrry Javid
Mr Montford/ Phipps - Richard Vaughan-Payne
Vicomte de Nanjac/ Harold - Dan Rhodes
Director - Patrick Brione
Assistant Director - Natalie Romero
Stage Manager - Harry Cowper
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Tue 14 May - Sat 18 May 2024
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Sat at 15:00
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