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Theater to stage Oscar Wilde’s play in English

Published: Tuesday, October 18, 2011

HCMC-based Youth World Theatre will stage Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest in English this October.

Oscar Wilde’s great social commentary is about two close friends Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff who both pretend to be someone they are not and problems arise from their living a double life.

The play will be directed by Nicaraguan director Jaime Zuniga.

Actresses Lan Phuong and Nguyen Ha Tu Trinh will play Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew respectively.

The cast will also include amateur actors who are expat artists living in HCMC such as American independent filmmaker Aaron Toronto and choir director Brian Riedlinger.

Performing in English with Vietnamese subtitles, the play will be run from October 20 – 22 and October 27 – 29 at Youth World Theatre, the College of Theatre and Cinema, 125 Cong Quynh, District 1, HCMC.

Tickets cost VND500,000 for VIP seats and VND100,000 for students.

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