Oscar Wilde + all-female Japanese theater = the most chaotic Victorian gender-bender you'll ever see
Takarazuka Star Troupe 2022 production based on the play An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde's play "An Ideal Husband" is a humorous depiction of a young man who eventually arrives at true love during a brewing scandal involving his best friend, who is considered to be the "ideal husband."
Production
Takarazuka's legendary all-female casting subverts Wilde's men beautifully
Costume
Victorian menswear reimagined for female bodies — exquisite tailoring
Acting
Yuria Seo's Lord Goring delivers Wilde's aphorisms with devastating precision
Director
Tabuchi Daisuke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takarazuka Revue's otokoyaku (male-role performers) have captivated Japanese audiences since 1914, with Yuria Seo representing the contemporary pinnacle of this tradition.
Casting women as Wilde's morally compromised men adds fascinating layers — the 'ideal husband' becomes a performance of performed masculinity, meta upon meta.
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