A Woman of No Importance
Synopsis
Olivier award-winner Eve Best (A Moon for the Misbegotten and Hedda Gabler) and BAFTA-nominated actress Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax) star in this new classically staged production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy directed by Dominic Dromgoole, former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe. The first play from the Classic Spring Theatre Company’s Oscar Wilde Season, A Woman of No Importance will be captured live for cinemas from the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End. An earnest young American woman, a louche English lord, and an innocent young chap join a house party of fin de siècle fools and grotesques. Nearby a woman lives, cradling a long-buried secret. First performed in 1893, Oscar Wilde’s marriage of glittering wit and Ibsenite drama satirised the socially conservative world of the Victorian upper-class, creating a vivid new theatrical voice which still resonates today.
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Eve Best
Mrs. Arbuthnot
Anne Reid
Lady Hunstanton
Dominic Rowan
Lord Illingworth
Eleanor Bron
Lady Caroline Pontefract
Harry Lister Smith
Gerald Arbuthnot
William Gaunt
Reverend Daubeny
William Mannering
Lord Alfred Rufford
Crystal Clarke
Miss Hester Worsley
Meg Coombs
Alice
Sam Cox
Sir John Pontefract
Emma Fielding
Mrs. Allonby
Phoebe Fildes
Lady Stutfield
Sioned Jones
Tilly
Paul Rider
Mr. Kelvil M.P.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dominic Dromgoole
- Screenplay & Story
- Oscar Wilde
- Original Title
- A Woman of No Importance
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dominic Dromgoole
Oscar Wilde
Department Leadership Roster
Dominic Dromgoole
Director
Oscar Wilde
Writer
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What is A Woman of No Importance about?
Olivier award-winner Eve Best (A Moon for the Misbegotten and Hedda Gabler) and BAFTA-nominated actress Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax) star in this new classically staged production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy directed by Dominic Dromgoole, former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe. The first play from the Classic Spring Theatre Company’s Oscar Wilde Season, A Woman of No Importance will be captured live for cinemas from the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End. An earnest young American woman, a louche English lord, and an innocent young chap join a house party of fin de siècle fools and grotesques. Nearby a woman lives, cradling a long-buried secret. First performed in 1893, Oscar Wilde’s marriage of glittering wit and Ibsenite drama satirised the socially conservative world of the Victorian upper-class, creating a vivid new theatrical voice which still resonates today.
Who directed A Woman of No Importance?
A Woman of No Importance was directed by Dominic Dromgoole.
Who stars in A Woman of No Importance?
The principal cast of A Woman of No Importance includes Eve Best, Anne Reid, Dominic Rowan, Eleanor Bron, Harry Lister Smith.
When was A Woman of No Importance released and how long is it?
A Woman of No Importance was released in 2017 with a total runtime of 2h 13m.