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“Wilde wrote A Woman Of No Importance in 1892-1893 for Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who had been actor-manager of the Haymarket Theatre since 1887. The play began as a sketch book of early working drafts.
A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society.
May 9, 2018 · By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was best-known for being Oscar Wilde. As is often remarked, he was one of the first modern celebrities, courting attention for his witty conversation, his flamboyant dress, and – later – his ‘scandalous’ sex life.
Though Wilde wrote nine plays in all between 1879 and 1894, his fame as a dramatist rests entirely on four comedies—Lady Windermere’s Fan (1893), A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1899), The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)—and the strange and infamous Salomé.
A Man of No Importance is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Albert Finney film, A Man of No Importance.
‘On Easter Day’ by Oscar Wilde asks readers to consider how Christian teachings align with the modern-day Pope. It’s about the importance of not putting man-made desires and institutions ahead of God.
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In 1892 when Wilde wrote A Woman of No Importance , he was living with Lord Alfred Douglas and rarely saw his wife and children (Ellmann p. 377; Varty p. 170). Thus, Wilde finds the drama's themes intriguing on both the personal and the societal planes.
