Upon hearing the news, Gerald’s mother (Eve Best) is devastated to learn that Lord Illingworth is the same George Harford who she once loved, but who refused to marry her despite knowing she was with child, and despite the social battery she would be faced with bearing a child outside of wedlock. Wilde’s 1893 comedy tells the story of boyish Gerald Arbuthnot (Harry Lister Smith) who is offered a secretarial role by Lord Illingworth (Dominic Rowan). I took shelter at the Vaudeville theatre for the commencement of the Oscar Wilde season, opening with ‘A Woman of No Importance.’ Despite the many glances at my watch as the play reached its 150th minute, I was grateful to escape Ophelia’s temper.

Classics is proudly republishing this classic play now in a new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of Oscar Wilde.Under apocalyptic sepia skies hurricane Ophelia whistled in my ears and knotted my hair, rustled my coat and pushed me down the Strand at a pace. Other notable works by this author include: 'Picture of Dorian Gray' (1890), 'Salome' (1891), and 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1895). A fantastic play brimming with Wilde's trademark wit not to be missed by fans of his seminal work. He was famously imprisoned for homosexual acts from 1895 to 1897 and died at the age of 46, just three years after his release. Well-known for his sharp wit and extravagant attire, Wilde was a proponent of aestheticism and wrote in a variety of forms including poetry, fiction, and drama.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most popular in London during the 1880s and 1890s. Exceedingly witty and highly enjoyable, 'A Woman of No Importance' is highly recommended for theatre lovers and those who have enjoyed other works by Wilde. First performed at the Haymarket Theatre in London, it represents a razor-sharp satire of England's aristocratic society in the late nineteenth century. 'A Woman of No Importance' is an 1893 play in four acts by Oscar Wilde.

A woman of no importance by oscar wilde