Article: Play melds Oscar Wilde with Mel Brooks.(Reviews)("West Moon Street" works as a Victorian romp with high style)

Byline: Alan Beck For The Register-Guard

"West Moon Street" is an adaptation by Rob Urbinati, no stranger to Eugene. Urbinati was here about five years ago as guest director for a production of "Cuckoo's Nest" at the University of Oregon. This time around, as playwright, he offers a Victorian romp chock full of silliness.

The fun comes in equal measure from Oscar Wilde's wit, a sure-handed cast and a bold, imaginative director. If you like your period cynicism and satire served up with unashamed campiness, "West Moon Street" at Lord Leebrick is your cup of tea.

The plot, based on a fairly obscure, early Wilde short story called "Lord Arthur ...

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