An Ideal Husband
by
Oscar Wilde
SYNOPSIS
The play, takes place within 24 hours at the London homes of Sir Robert Chiltern and Lord Goring and centres around blackmail, corruption and personal and public morality. There are two letters. One reveals that Sir Robert Chiltern, a Foreign Office minister, originally made his fortune by selling secret government information. The other is a simple appeal for help written by Sir Robert’s wife to Lord Goring, which could be interpreted as a love letter. There is also a diamond brooch.
The mysterious Mrs Cheveley, who has the first letter, accidentally drops the brooch, which is then found by Lord Goring. Mrs Cheveley’s attempts to use the first letter to blackmail Sir Robert, then both Chilterns and finally Lord Goring are ultimately foiled when Lord Goring reveals that he knows Mrs Cheveley to have stolen the brooch. Just as Lord Gorin
DIRECTOR
Julie-anne Smith
CAST
The Earl of Caversham, K.G
Paul Bilton
Viscount Goring
Marc Kempe
Sir Robert Chiltern
Luke Walker
Vicomte De Nanjac
Martin Russell
Mason
Matthew Miller
Phipps
Tom Namovich
Lady Chiltern
Ariane Wildberger
Lady Markby
Valery Niggli
The Countess of Basildon
Vera Stucki
Mrs. Marchmont
Christine Eusebio-Ellis
Miss Mabel Chiltern
Christina Fleischmann
Mrs. Cheveley
Sylvia Day
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
BEHIND THE SCENES
Production Co-ordinator
Tiina Palojärvi
Set Design
Firman Burke and Tim Purdue
Stage Manager
Ana Alvarez Requejo
Lighting Design
Andreas Stahl
Lighting Operators
Tom Hofmaenner, Jamie Langridge
Sound Design
Terry Menard
Sound Operators
Susan De Paul, Karen Siber, Deborah Somers
Prompters
Ray Bär and Beatrice Hungerbühler
Properties
Patricia Peggs with Janet Evard, Marianne Alewine, Alexandra zu Pappenheim
Costumes
Tania Khanschassoff with Claudia Bodmer and Angela David
Wigs
Christine Eusebio-Ellis, wigs by Atop
Hair and Make-up
Maureen Grimm with Paul Day and Valentina D'Alessandro
Front of House
Claudia Wicki with Cleo Blass, Deborah Marolf, Members of the Club
Block Bookings
Tricia Tomlinson-Schmid
Box Office
Phil Margolis, Members of the Club
Title Artwork, Collateral Ads, Print Materials & Programme
Tania Khanschassoff
Production Stills
Firman Burke
Additional Photography
Michael Bushkov, Olga Bushkova, Ana Alvarez Requejo
Publicity
Paul Bilton
Press Officer
Ana Alvarez Requejo