An Ideal Husband: ‘One’s Past Is What One Is’

I recently enjoyed a production of Oscar Wilde’s 1895 play ‘An Ideal Husband.’ ( Bristol Old Vic , until 20 June) Lord Goring: I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so liable to be understood. As one would expect with Wilde, the work is rich with the fizz and froth of aristocratic society; with witty conversations about buttonholes, bonnets and marriage…