Oscar Wilde

I've mentioned before that I love audiobooks, and frequently listen to Librivox audiobooks on my iPod while training to walk half marathons. I just completed my latest one for my birthday about a month ago, and two of the things I listened to during the process were Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband. In both cases, these plays were read by a variety of voices, which  made them much more entertaining and easier to listen to rather than read. I followed this up last week by watching movie versions of both of these productions, which further helped these plays come to life for me. The casts on both versions I watched were great. The Importance of Being Earnest featured Colin Firth (one of my favorites - Mr. Darcy, anyone?), Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon and Judi Dench. An Ideal Husband starred Rupert Everett again, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett and Minnie Driver. They were both fun to listen to and watch.