Lady Windermere's Fan

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Event Lady Windermere's Fan
Venue Circa Theatre (1994-), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 11 January 1997
Last Date 8 February 1997
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Director Cathy Downes is testing the timelessness of Oscar Wilde's 1892 opinion that the world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happy married life by setting Circa Theatre's production of Lady Windermere's Fan in Karori in the 1950s. 'New Zealand in the 1950s is more relevant to us than England in the 1890s, but also extraordinarily similar,' Downes says.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Cross-dressing
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul Barrett Actor Sir Arthur Windermere
Simon Ferry Actor Mr Darlington
Sue Ingleton Actor Mrs Berwick/Cecil Graham
Jennifer Ludlam Actor Tuppy Augustus
Bruce Phillips Actor
Brian Sergent Actor
Catherine Wilkin Actor Mrs Erlynne
Katie Wolfe Actor Lady Windermere
Debz Ruffell Costume Designer
Cathy Downes Director
Oscar Wilde Playwright
Text Nationality Ireland
Further Information Chapman Tripp Award 1997: Best Costume Designer (Debz Ruffell). Various gender-swapped roles.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 190495