Wednesday, November 23, 2011

A Wilde Day

We have an official cast for The Importance of Being Earnest! First meeting at lunch today, when most of them got to see the script for the first time. We read a couple of key scenes and there was much laughter, which is heart-warming indication that they understand the comic genius of the play. Hurrah! Life gets that little bit more hectic from this point onwards, but it gets correspondingly more interesting too. I've never directed, much less acted in a production, but I'm learning increasingly that it doesn't matter a whit. We have an excited, motivated cast, and an excited, creative group of potential crew, and one of the greatest plays ever written. What could be better?


3 comments:

  1. Oooh. That's my absolute favourite. I love the 1952 film version with Michael Redgrave. It's ace.

    Completely unrelated I also enjoyed this 1935 film, Car of Dreams http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026179/

    Sarah H

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  2. I just found that you can see the entire Car of Dreams on youtube, the whole thing.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGqj8xCdy8
    SH

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  3. The 1952 version is my favourite, too!! We're taking a lot of inspiration from it. When my internet is a bit quicker, I'll definitely check out the Car of Dreams. Thanks Sarah! xx

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