An Ideal Husband
From Theatre Breaks
Oscar Wilde's sizzling story of morality, blackmail and political corruption, An Ideal Husband
4 November 2010 to 19 February 2011
About An Ideal Husband
Oscar Wilde's 1895 play An Ideal Husband centres on government minister Sir Robert Chiltern, who has a successful career and a loving wife, the idealistic Lady Chiltern.
But all this is threatened by the arrival of the mysterious Mrs Cheveley with damning evidence of a past misdeed.
Seeking help, Sir Robert turns to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer, who himself has a history with Mrs Cheveley.
Can this dandified philosopher save his friend from ruin? And will Lady Chiltern be able to reconcile the man she loves with her expectations of An Ideal Husband?
In the next 48 hours, all their lives will be turned upside down.
Lindsay Posner directs this revival of An Ideal Husband as a witty and stylish critique of social morality.
Wilde’s witty and stylish 1895 play was last produced in London by Peter Hall in 1996.
An Ideal Husband, Cast
The cast of An Ideal Husband includes Alexander Hanson (A Little Night Music, The Sound Of Music) as Sir Robert and his real-life wife Samantha Bond (Donkeys' Years, TV's Outnumbered) as Mrs Cheveley, performing together on stage for the first time.
They're joined on stage at the Vaudeville Theatre by West End regulars Rachael Stirling and Elliott Cowan.
Samantha Bond
Best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films, Samantha’s extensive stage credits include David Hare’s award-winning play Amy’s View at the National Theatre, Michael Frayn’s Donkey’s Years at the Comedy Theatre, Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
TV roles include Distant Shores, Outnumbered, Mansfield Park, Emma, Rumpole of the Bailey and Agatha Christie’s Poirot.
In An Ideal Husband, Lindsay Posner will direct Samantha Bond alongside her real-life husband Alexander Hanson, Elliott Cowan and Rachael Stirling.
