Wilde is the master of comic irony in verbal and dramatic forms. Non-stop wonderful, ironic wit permeates these plays. For example, in Earnest, a character remarks about a recent widow, "her hair has gone quite gold from grief." Very highly recommended. ( )

such fun! I love Oscar Wilde ( )

all his plays are here. I read the importance of being ernest and then saw the film starring rupert everett when it was shown on tv recently. Rather nice to see how just reading it and seeing it in a play is so different. The nuances that can be conveyed with a raised eyebrow, or inflection, alters the whole mood of the play. Judy Dench did not play it like edith evans, whose definitive lady bracknell and her exclamation ' a handbag' will is impossible to beat, and judy dench wisely did not try. haha. his plays are full of genteel bitchiness.
gwendolen; are there many interesting walks in the vicinity, Miss Cardew?
Cecily: Oh! yes! a great many. From the top of one of the hills quite close one can see five counties.
Gwendolen: Five counties! I don't think I should like that; I hate crowds.
Cecily: I suppose that is why you live in town? ( )

This is a wonderful collection of plays that displays the marvelous wit of Oscar Wilde~if you've never been exposed you are truly missing out. ( )

I have yet to see The Importance of Being Earnest on stage, but I've seen the movie and it translates beautifully from the play. The play is full of such subtle humour - there are characters that you cannot help but laugh at. The whole thing plays out as a comedy of errors and I always find myself saying "oh no!" and clapping my hand over my mouth in delight at what is happening. ( )