Good Collection

If you know the plays, this is a decent collection.
While the performance is OK, Audible does have much better available as single plays for most. That said I like the collection in one audio format.

I found 'Dorian Grey' interpreted for stage interesting. The snips of interview and the the Theatre sounds of the audience did evoke the sense of a live production. If you like Theatre, then you will know that not all performances are world class and can be a bit forgiving.

My suggestion is to check through Audible's collection of Oscar Wilde and listen to a few samples before you decide on this. Especially so, if you are really only interested in one or two plays.

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Not what it says.....

I am irate after listening to the sample and purchasing this book to find out that it is a "performance" and not an audio book at all, the problem is not that the book is performed by actors but that there is a live f*cking audience laughing ay every joke. It is a shame that audible improperly represents the books for sale, just as they misrepresent the book titled "to kill a mockingbird" anniversary edition read by Stephen colbert which is just people talking about the book NOT reading the actual book. Misleading, dubious, infuriating, makes me one large step closer to cancelling my subscription.

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A Great Wilde Collection

This is a collection of five live performances of Oscar Wilde plays. All of these were wonderful. My favorites were Lady Windermere’s Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest. The Picture of Dorian Gray was not really an Oscar Wilde play but an adaptation of the novel which used lines dialog from other Wilde plays, which was only disappointing because of just having heard the identical lines in the other, preceding plays. This was the best adaptation of Dorian Gray that I have either seen or heard. The performances are very good and the writing is both funny and engaging. This is one of the best collections of plays I have listened to.

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I didn't like the theatre recording.

The laughter in the background is annoying. I removed it from my device. Stopped at first chapter.

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A Performance Not an Audiobook

Happy to have listened even though it was not an audiobook. Classic stories and great one-liners

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All charming until Dorian Gray.

Mostly charming versions of Wilde's plays with some interesting interviews as intermissions. The whole effect is ruined by a really detestable dramatic adaptation of Picture of Dorian Gray. Poorly conceived and poorly executed.

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Witty, witty, witty

Pure enjoyment! Each work plays for about an hour and a half. Here is the list:

A woman of no importance (1893): Chapter 1 (brief intro) -- Chapter 11 (closing credits).
Interview with Wilde's grandson and author Merlin Holland: Chapter 12 (12:35).
An ideal husband (1895): Chapter 13 (brief intro) -- Chapter 22 (closing credits).
Lady Windermere's fan (1892): Chapter 23 (brief intro) -- Chapter 31 (closing credits).
The importance of being Earnest (1895): Chapter 32 (brief intro) -- Chapter 39 (closing credits).
Interview with Director Michael Hackett: Chapter 40 (13:41)
The picture of Dorian Gray (1890/1): Chapter 41 (brief intro) -- Chapter 57 (closing credits).

Keep in mind that these are plays being played by actors before a live audience, as opposed to audiobooks.

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I heard one quote and had to know more

I discovered Oscar Wilde through a quote attributed to him. His subtle humor is fantastic. I laughed rarely but smiled often.

I want to listen to this audio repeatedly just to soak up all the subtleties that I may have missed.

Somebody please tell me who else writes like Mr. Wilde!

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It's not an audiobook, but recorded performances

The performances are great and it is fun to listen, specially Wilde's witty humor. The audiobook itself is not like you're being read the actual plays, but hearing live performances of them.

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The Best Performances of Wilde’s plays

After listening to various versions of these Wilde’s plays, including one by the BBC cast, LATW’s production has remained my favorite because of its superb mastery of Wilde’s wit and humor by a perfect cast.