Unseen Oscar Wilde character takes flight in 'Bunbury,' in L.A. through December 4

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Unseen Oscar

            Wilde character takes flight in Bunbury, in L.A.

            through December 4
 Outtraveler Staff
          
          Oct 04, 2005
          
        
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       He remains
            invisible in Oscar Wilde's The       Importance of Being
            Earnest, but Bunbury finally gets a play of his
            own as Bunbury runs in Los Angeles through
            Sunday, December 4, at the Lankershim Arts Center, 5108
            Lankershim Blvd.       in North Hollywood, Calif. In this
            world premiere by Tom Jacobson, staged       by the Road
            Theatre Company, Bunbury uses his status as a fictitious
            character to sneak in and change things in Romeo
                and Juliet, The Three Sisters, A Streetcar Named Desire,
                Waiting for       Godot, and The Raven.
             For tickets       and more information visit www.RoadTheatre.org.     

        
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Unseen Oscar
Wilde character takes flight in Bunbury, in L.A.
through December 4