Reviews

• Eugenia

  May 14, 2018

  A beautiful show, amazing cast and great scenery. Stunning.

• JP

  Apr 16, 2018

  I had an amazing afternoon spent at the Vaudille for Lady Windermere. It is a fabulous play ...all characters were brilliantly played...I was sorry when it was over...love every minute.

• R Rainford

  Apr 15, 2018

  Fabulous performance especially the song in the middle . Jennifer Saunders was brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyable .

• Alison

  Apr 8, 2018

  Great comedy play and very funny. Great cast who enjoyed themselves. Brilliant acting.

• Iain

  Apr 8, 2018

  Everything about this play was fabulous. You acting was great with lovely little touches from Jennifer Saunders. There were no bad casting choices and the direction is superb.

• Helen

  Apr 8, 2018

  Loved the play,very funny and it didn't flag-it flew by. Cast were brilliant and interval song was hilarious!

• A man from the Country

  Apr 8, 2018

  Splendid production of a great Wilde play.

• Laura from Norfolk

  Apr 8, 2018

  Wow what a perfect production. Gorgeous costumes. Fantastic cast. I loved Jennifer Saunders song!

• Leanne Davies

  Apr 8, 2018

  An extraordinary evening, I loved the reconstruction that was done by Kathy Burke and many laughs from Jennifer Saunders, Kevin bishop and Samantha Spiro, David o Riley and the many others a truly spectacular performance by all, I was truly captured by the excellent a their acting.

• Helen Parker

  Apr 8, 2018

  Pure Wilde, lovely production and costumes. Jennifer Saunders shone but didn't detract from a great cast clearly having the time of their lives.

• EvelynW

  Apr 7, 2018

  Wonderful show, loved the costuming and acting. Still an interesting play after all these years.

• Gill Williams

  Apr 7, 2018

  Brilliant production, all the cast were excellent. Funny, poignant and so well done.

• N Hutchinson

  Apr 7, 2018

  More Oscar Wilde. A great production by Classic Spring

• JK

  Apr 6, 2018

  Excellent, Burke’s directorship really shines through. Must see.

• D J C

  Apr 6, 2018

  Enjoyed very much. The humour was as expected

• Lesley

  Apr 6, 2018

  Three generations of our family enjoyed the production - good fun with plenty of laughs. Thanks

• Jane D

  Apr 4, 2018

  Excellent production. Wonderful minimalist set. Amazing almost debut of Grace Molony. Star in the making. Samantha Spiro , brilliant as ever and a fun turn from Jennifer Saunders. Great company performance beautifully directed by the talented Kathy Burke.

• Tinker

  Apr 4, 2018

  After the mixed reviews I read I was greatly surprised and so pleased! All the cast were great in this classic Oscar Wilde play. Jennifer Saunders was hilarious and you could see the humour injected under the direction of the wonderful Kathy Burke!

• Marian G

  Apr 4, 2018

  I really enjoyed Lady Windermere’s Fan during my last trip to London. It’s the only Oscar Wilde I had never seen performed. As his first play it is a bit more talky and dreary than his later ones, but the cast picked up the pace. And the musical interlude following intermission was delightful.

• Kph

  Apr 2, 2018

  All cast shines in this play, obvs Jen Saunders is incredible a real pro. A must see. Very funny, witty and clever. Just great.

• mmx

  Apr 1, 2018

  excellent play, good cast, very enjoyable.

• Anniek

  Apr 1, 2018

  Loved it!

• Jack

  Apr 1, 2018

  great

• Fi McG

  Apr 1, 2018

  Enjoyed very much. We were at the front of the balcony. Lady Windermere’s voice didn’t carry very far therefore hard to hear. Jennifer Saunders was superb.

• Vikki

  Apr 1, 2018

  Great play, comical and moving.

• Caroline

  Apr 1, 2018

  What an amazing afternoon watching this play! The actors were all exceptional. We loved it all from beginning to end. Totally transfixed by the speeches and the comedy was perfect. Highly recommended!

• Jan

  Apr 1, 2018

  What a thoroughly wonderful production! Perfect balance of comedy and pathos. Perfect balance of cast and performance. This Wilde season is a triumph! Really looking forward to the upcoming productions!

• MJ

  Mar 30, 2018

  Really fun and quirky performance by all. Jennifer Saunders with Kathy Burke's direction provide a real comic treat. Look forward to what they have planned next

• Jamie Robinson

  Mar 30, 2018

  The production was excellent and the cast was really funny.

• CJ

  Mar 30, 2018

  Fantastic talented cast. Oscar Wilde never dates. Simply perfect.

• James Freeland

  Mar 30, 2018

  Brilliant comedy. What a clever writer was Oscar Wilde. Great cast and Jennifer Saunders was magnificent as Lady Warwick. Full theatre and very appreciative audience.

• David B

  Mar 30, 2018

  This play was an absolute pleasure to watch. Booked very last minute on my way to London having read no reviews and was not disappointed in the slightest. Kathy Burke has directed a spectacular piece of theatre with a star cast. Jennifer Saunders’ hilarious musical interlude while sets changed was one of the many highlights. This show certainly won’t be forgotten anytime soon! There’s not long left of this run, so make sure you get down to The Vaudeville Theatre - This is a must see!!

• Hev j

  Mar 28, 2018

  Could have been a story from today but in Victorian posh clothes. Good fun , smashing cast. Intimate theatre.

• Tim Hale

  Mar 28, 2018

  The whole Oscar Wilde farce was great fun. Jennifer Saunders was Fantastic excuse the pun :) Would recommend

• Maggie M

  Mar 26, 2018

  I know the play very well and have seen it may times, but this had a freshness to it, not only for the music hall quality and interlude, but also for the highly comic role of the Duchess that really underscored the humour. However, the hypocrisy and moral overload of the characters was very well played with the growing realisation that not everyone or everything is as it seems. High comedy was beautifully interspersed with pathos and some sentimentality. Fabulous clothes and sets.

• SL

  Mar 26, 2018

  A fantastic way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Tremendous cast, brilliant musical interlude. Thank you to all involved.

• Lolly

  Mar 25, 2018

  Great farce good acting

• B. Balle

  Mar 25, 2018

  Very much enjoyed the performance and thought the cast were magnificent. Thought the scenery was a little sparse but the costumes were superb. The musical interlude was a great laugh and very funny.

• Heather A

  Mar 25, 2018

  Having taught the play to A level Drama students I was excited to see what Kathy Burke had in store for us! The front tab provided a wonderful impression of the power of the fan in the 1800’s. I was particularly impressed with the actors playing Lord Darlington, Duchess of Berwick and Mrs Erlynne who all embodied their characters using the witty language to great effect. Their timing was impeccable. The ball scene lacked energy possibly because of the small cast but the musical interlude before the final act was a stroke of genius. The rather gauche awkwardness of Lord Windermere did not work so well but the scene in Lord Darlingtons Rooms was well staged and there was impressive interaction from all the actors. Overall a delightful revival full of comic moments to savour long after the final curtain. Thank you and many congratulations.

• Mike Christie

  Mar 23, 2018

  Marvellous Kathy Burke production with Samantha Spiro and Jennifer Saunders dominating a great cast + Saunders and cast perform a hillarious front of curtain comic song prior to the final act.

• Jane

  Mar 23, 2018

  Kathy Burkes sensitive direction and humorous cross over between classic and music hall rendition of Oscar Wilde’s wonderful Lady Windermere’s fan is just brilliant. She has pulled out all the stops to bring this tale of high society values versus morality up to date. It still has so much to offer and teach us today. Jennifer Saunders is just the best Duchess ever!

• Hinge and Bracket

  Mar 23, 2018

  Fabulous show. Fresh take on such a period play. Excellent casting with excellent performances from all. Costumes, props and staging were perfect. I think Oscar would be tickled pink!

• Lee Chester

  Mar 23, 2018

  A great play that has really stood the test of time. The humour is still relevant, I can imagine Kathy Burke enjoying directing this production. Jennifer Saunders has a wonderful stage presence throughout.

• Lynn

  Mar 22, 2018

  We throughly enjoyed the play. Acting was as we expected superb so we weren’t disappointed. Our attention didn’t wander despite having been up since 5am for hospital appointment & tests.

• David Ryan

  Mar 21, 2018

  The Oscar Wilde classic directed by the supremely talented Kathy Burke and starring the incredible Jennifer Saunders is a total triumph and a must see! I have not laughed so much in a long time. Supremely acted and directed.

• Bob Whitson

  Mar 21, 2018

  Not Wildes best but superbly performed and directed. Jennifer Saunders outstanding as ever.

• Tony

  Mar 21, 2018

  I'll admit I was right at the back and the top but I had problems getting the gist of what Jennifer Saunders was saying and didn't get a word of her song. The problem was mostly her Duchesses voice which included a squawk which made the words indecipherable. Shame really...I'm a fan of hers

• Jo G

  Mar 20, 2018

  I heard about the play after seeing Kathy Burke’s interview on The Last Leg. Loved every minute of it. Brilliant.

• IC

  Mar 20, 2018

  Lovely production, great set and good performances. Jennifer Saunders does not disappoint, fantastic and Samantha Spiro is brilliant. A must see. Just a shame about the stewards behind us who rustled sweet wrappers and whispered throughout the performance!

• Judith

  Mar 18, 2018

  Lovely, witty, elegant and stylish. And so funny. Perfection! Oscar would have loved it.