An Ideal Husband

three middle-aged white people in Victorian costume. The woman, centre, points accusingly at the man, left. The woman, right, recoils in horror.
Act II: Mrs Cheveley, centre, denounces Sir Robert Chiltern to his wife, 1895 premiere

An Ideal Husband is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for 124 performances. It has been revived in many theatre productions and adapted for the cinema, radio and television.


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