A Women of No Importance

Sacred Fools Theater
1076 Lillian Way Los Angeles

Winners of LA Weekly, L.A. Drama Critics Circle and Ovation Awards year after successful year, the Sacred Fools are tackling the witty works of Oscar Wilde for the first time, with this new production of his Victorian comedy of manners, A Woman of No Importance. This feminist social satire finds an upstanding, churchgoing widow forced to reveal an embarrassing past indiscretion, when her former lover and the unwitting father of her illegitimate son Gerald offers the young man an important job. This 1983 play followed the Wilde hit Lady Windermere's Fan, and preceded An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest.

Thru - Dec 20, 2014

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LA Weekly - Not Recommended

"...A Woman of No Importance may not be the Irish satirist's most well-made play, but it's still a witty one, with plenty to say about men, women and the jaded and corrupt ruling classes. But pretty much every reason for wanting to see this thoughtful comedy is down the tubes in this seriously flawed production. As directed by Armina LaManna, not only are most of the performances subpar, but the titled character, a person of principle in contrast to the blathering hypocrites around her, is interpreted to be a pathetic victim, nearly destroyed by the system. It's a depiction that does feminism no favors."

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- Deborah Klugman

A Women of No Importance at Sacred Fools Theater