Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray
★★★★☆ Shining
Young grassroots company Court Jester Theatre give an entertaining take on Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray in a nicely twisting new version which isn’t precious about its vocabulary.
The Importance of Being Earnest
★★★☆☆ Spirited
Arkle’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Royal Scots Club has a headlong momentum that impresses, even if it is not always ideally suited to the play.
Salomé
★★★★☆ Uneven but compelling
Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s presentation of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé is wilfully uneven, not always carefully judged, yet ultimately extremely impressive.
A Woman of No Importance
★★★☆☆ Curiosity value:
A Woman of No Importance, Classic Spring Company’s touring production at the King’s, is an accomplished piece of theatre whose stately nature contains little in the way of excitement.
The Importance of Being Earnest
★★★☆☆ Judicious:
There is a studied air to Edinburgh People’s Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest that pays dividends, but also brings disadvantages.
Being Earnest
EPT play Wilde at the Church Hill:
Edinburgh People’s Theatre is bringing one of the best loved and best known plays in English (outside Shakespeare), back to the Church Hill Theatre.
The Importance of Being Earnest
★★☆☆☆ Unconvincing:
There is a confused and apologetic air to the touring production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the King’s that the efforts of some distinguished performers cannot overcome.
Earnest for King’s
November date for reimagined Wilde classic:
Break out the cucumber sandwiches, the reimagined West End production of The Importance of Being Earnest is touring to the Edinburgh King’s in November.
