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This play is based on an 1890's story by Oscar Wilde about Lord Arthur Savile's who is engaged to lovely Sybil Merton. Her pet chiromantist Podgers has read Lord Arthur's palm and foretold he would commit a murder.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime is a 1952 comedy thriller play by the British writer Constance Cox, based on the short story Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde. After a palm reader convinces him it is his destiny to commit murder before he can marry his fiancée, an aristocrat makes several inept attempts to kill people.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. It includes: "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime". "The Canterville Ghost". "The Sphinx Without a Secret".
‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’: plot summary. At a party thrown by Lady Windermere, the story’s title-character, Lord Arthur Savile, is introduced to Mr Septimus R. Podgers, a cheiromantist or palm-reader.
Feb 19, 2024 · This classic, hilarious plays sees Arthur and his right hand man try to find the right victim and method (with varying levels of success!) – all while trying to keep his fiancée and her mother happy.
Dec 1, 2016 · In ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’ – dramatised by Constance Cox from Wilde’s original short story – the hero faces an even greater obstacle to getting hitched. Young blade-about-1890s London Lord Arthur Savile is all set to wed his sweetheart Sybil.
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Jul 7, 2018 · This black comedy, based on an Oscar Wilde short story, with all of Wilde’s characteristic wit, will keep you guessing and laughing right to the end. Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime is staged at The Apollo Theatre every evening until Saturday 7 th July. Tickets available via the Apollo website or from the Box Office.
