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Igiza Arts underscores newfound niche with a Wilde adaptation

Igiza Arts' An Ideal Husband

Kinyanjui
Last updated: February 21, 2024 2:55 pm
Kinyanjui
Published: February 21, 2024
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An exploration of what consists of an ideal husband beyond the confines of four walls

Following the roaring success that was ’12 Angry Jurors’, last weekend Igiza Arts kicked off the year with yet another adaptation, this time of Oscar Wilde’s ‘An Ideal Husband’.

Igiza Arts Cast and Crew, Photo: Profographix creations

This is the classic story of a revered government official tied up in a dirty scheme that threatens to ruin his reputation, all rooted in blackmail.

Robert’s goody-two-shoes image, amplified by his wife Gertrude who places him at the apex of the highest of pedestals, comes tumbling down when his past transgressions are revealed. It is a past tainted by fraudulently gaining wealth, a reality that now haunts him and destroys his marriage.

Jeff Obonyo as Robert, Photo: Profographix creations

The play stresses on some of the unrealistic expectations and needless idolisation of male figures within and beyond their households. Jeff Obonyo’s portrayal of Robert brought a comic flair beneath the character’s tense circumstances, with his conspicuously hilarious facials on stage.

A rock in Robert’s shoe, Edna Kariuki’s ‘Ms’ Manda’ was a force, her conniving personality left one on edge of what she might do next as she was determined to make Robert’s life a living hell.

Edna Kariuki as Ms’ Manda, Photo: Profographix creations

Exploring male idealism in a broader scale sure did live up to the play’s title though it occupied a bit too much of the runtime that would have come in handy in character development for the supporting roles, one in particular being Gori, a dive to his goals even though he was referred to as the ‘Idlest man in Nairobi.’

Harold Kerry as Gori, Photo: Profographix creations

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