“You gave me this fan today; it was your birthday present. If that woman crosses my threshold, I shall strike her across the face with it.” -- Oscar Wilde
A new production of Oscar Wilde’s social comedy, recorded at the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End. Director Kathy Burke brings together a talented comedic cast including Jennifer Saunders (ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS), marking her return to the West End stage for the first time in over twenty years.
The day of Lady Windermere’s birthday party, and all is perfectly in order. Until her friend Lord Darlington plants a seed of suspicion. Is her husband having an affair? And will the other woman really attend the party? First performed in 1892, LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN explores the ambiguity of upper class morality and the fragile position of women in society in the late Victorian era in one of Wilde’s most popular and witty plays.
“Dazzles.... A roster of excellent performances” -- Daily Express
“Dripping charm and diamonds... Unexpectedly moving” -- The Guardian
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