Yesterday my friend invited me to the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia to see Oscar Wilde's play, An Ideal Husband. I really love the Walnut Street Theater and the play did not disappoint. The acting was top notch and everything from the stage design to the costumes was fantastic(as were our seats). The opening scene takes place in a Victorian living room in London in the latter part of 1800s. The dialogue is witty and entertaining and you cannot help but feel the underlying satire in the portrayed voices of the men and women of that time and their desire to break free from the hemmed -in social mores of Victorian society. Oscar Wilde navigates the script inviting villains, blackmail, marriage and politics to capture the mood of the time with humor, wit and an element of surprise. The play was terrific in every way. I believe it runs through March 3, 2013.
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