Walnut Street Theatre's An Ideal Husband Tickets

The show was boring and uninspiring, a far cry from the advertisement.

First and second acts need improvement. A bit boring as unable to really hear and understand performers. The pace and sound for the last two acts was much improved.

the play was wonderful. For movie watchers, you will understand what is going on and not be disappointed. If you haven't seen the movie, no disappointments either. Cast was wonderful! Laughed out loud several times!

There is hard to believe, that this play was written over 100 years ago. I did laughing all the time. But at the same time Oscar Wild point our attention to the very important issues.

What a sheer pleasure it was for my wife and I to attend Oscar Wilde's, "An Ideal Husband" at the Walnut Street Theatre! Wilde's lively dialogue coupled with the superb performance by the entire play cast was entertainment at its best. We loved it!

Show was executed flawlessly. Very much enjoyed the victoria era dress/costumes and the second half of the show was full of surprises and comedy which made up for the slower first half. Well done, nice evening out with my lady freind.

In Europe and, in particular, Germany, we now usually suffer from over-eager directors who want to be original at all cost, cannot leave anything stand and do not care at all about being faithful to a work of art. This Regietheater kind of approach is, as I became aware during this performance, but an exaggeration of something good: trying to infuse new life into old material (especially important in well-known comedies) ; at best the director is con-genial with the author - Otto Schenk in Vienna was noted for that talent. The present performance seemed entirely museal, there was not the slightest hint of a fresh perspective or interpretation. Also, there were some real flaws. Members of the aristocracy and upper class with white serving-gloves on looked like a meeting of the Junior Ganymede (a club of butlers and valets of Wodehousian fame). And when Lord G is able to obtain incriminating letter 1 from Lady C, because of the stolen bracelet only he can remove from her wrist, then why does he let her make off with i.l. 2 when the s.b. is still firmly clasped. Wilde does not specify in his play, but of course the bracelet must be removed at some point, otherwise the plot doesn't work. Acting was fair to good; by far the best was old Lord Whatsnisame, Lord Gs father. The rest ok, but a bit uninspired. Even so, they would have deserved more than just one curtain; that was a bit harsh - or is that the rule in Philly? BTW, the audience was not brilliant either - there were many famous (and well-rendered) lines which they either didn't get or had heard too often to respond to (I rather suspect the former). I would recommend it to my children - who do not know the play. For me personally, I must say that I derive more pleasure from rereading it for the umptieth time - which I did at my hotel that very night. One more thing: how is it possible that at a historic and dignified place like that theatre, drinks are served in plastic cups. It' a damned shame, really....

A beautiful set and period costumes were not enough to take this play to the top of my entertainment list. Expecting more comedic moments this play fell a little short in the overall entertainment category. The pace and intrigue were slow to build with few humorous lines. Although well executed by the cast, Oscar Wilde's play provided a lesson in the end that may have been fodder for present day discussion but not enough to give my attending party the humorous distraction we were expecting. An I-95 billboard even alluded to more fun than the live presentation.

Amazing performance of the actors and great costumes!!!!

It was the worse show I ever saw. I along with others left at the intermission . It was excruciating to sit through.

I am sad to say that this play was not at all what I was looking forward to. It was listed as a comedy however on one really laughed in the entire place. Dare I say it was almost boring??

Saw the afternoon show on Saturday - didn't know what to expect as I was not familiar with the production. My wife and I both thoroughly enjoyed the show.

Every actor was superb. There was never a dull moment. Great play!

We were looking for something to do on a cold winter's night, and this was just ok. Not great, not awful, just ok. By the second act, 10 people in my line of vision were nodding off. It seemed as though the acts were just a little long and slow. Some funny moments, but overall, just ok. I would not recommend a friend to go.

The costumes were very nice. The actors could speak a little slower since it was hard for me to understand the accents. The theater was chilly in the balconey.

The play started out very slow and boring. We were falling asleep. The second act rescued it. We enjoyed it to the end.

My friend and I were very disappointed with this so-called comedy. Not only was the show not funny, but the dialog was more like a series of monologues and the story line was weak. This was the first show I have ever walked out on at intermission. Save your money!!!

I took my wife out the the Walnut Street Theater to see "An Ideal Husband." We were quite impressed by the acting but left a intermission due to the general nastiness of the crowd. The attendees seem forced into going out as they were poorly dressed and surly in nature. I the future we will go to New York for theater where people seem excited about going out.

My husband and I left at intermission. The play was so slow and, frankly, really boring.

loved the comedy of the show and scandal. Actors performance was fun and exciting to watch, could not believe after it was over that 3 hours had passed.