Drama History
Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred's oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde's vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.
Directed by
Brian Gilbert
Jude Law
Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas
Jennifer Ehle
Constance Lloyd Wilde
Adam Garcia
Jones
Orlando Bloom
Rent Boy
Ioan Gruffudd
John Gray
James D'Arcy
First Friend
Michael Sheen
Robbie Ross
Andrew Havill
Algernon
Stephen Fry
Oscar Wilde
Gemma Jones
Lady Queensberry
Orlando Wells
Undergraduate
Philip Locke
Judge
Zoë Wanamaker
Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'
Vanessa Redgrave
Lady Speranza Wilde
Tom Wilkinson
Marquess of Queensberry
Avril Elgar
Lady Bracknell
Judy Parfitt
Lady Mount-Temple
Albert Welling
Arthur
Peter Forbes
Detective
Joseph May
First Miner
Robert Lang
C.O. Humphreys
Bridget Hodson
Gwendolen
Michael Simkins
Lord Illingworth
David Westhead
Edward Carson
Hywel Simons
Reporter
Peter Barkworth
Charles Gill
Mark Letheren
Charles Parker
Arthur Whybrow
Doorkeeper
Richard Cubison
Head Waiter
Robin Kermode
George Alexander
Benedict Sandiford
Alfred Wood
Jamie Lee
Second Friend
Jason Morell
Ernest Dowson
Matthew Mills
Lionel Johnson
Laurence Owen
Vyvyan Wilde
Jean Ainslie
Miss Prism
Judi Maynard
Mrs. Allonby
Hugh Munro
Chasuble
Bob Sessions
Mine Owner
James Vaughan
Hotel Manager
John Bleasdale
Warder
Peter Harding
Doorman at the Cadogan
Edward Laurie
Cabman
Geoffrey Leesley
Policeman
Colin MacLachlan
Prison Officer

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