Un mari idéal

Sir Robert Chiltern is a government under-secretary renowned for his respectability and integrity. Destined for a brilliant future, his wife Lady Chiltern and his best friend Lord Goring see in him un mari idéal and a sincere friend. The arrival of the manipulative Mrs Cheveley in his life turns everything upside down and makes him live through his darkest hours when he realizes she shares his best-kept secret.

His young friend Arthur Goring, a dandy who thinks only of enjoying himself, is urged to settle down by his father, Lord Caversham. Will he agree to become a good husband to the pretty Mabel Chiltern, niece of the aforementioned couple?

Oscar Wilde loves to show that appearances are deceptive and that the social order rests solely on individual and collective lies. The staging highlights the humorous, dramatic, and endearing qualities of the characters.