Vera or The Nihilists — Oscar Wilde

Vera or The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde It is a tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich It was Wilde s first play and the first to be performed A draft of the script was completed in 1880 and the following year arrangements were made for a one off staging in London with Mrs Bernard Beere in the title role but the production was cancelled The first performance was in 1883 at New York s Union Square Theatre and was based on revisions made by Wilde while lecturing in America in 1882 The play which starred Marie Prescott as Vera was not a success and folded after only one week It is rarely revived

Vera or The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde It is a tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich It was Wilde s first play and the first to be performed A draft of the script was completed in 1880 and the following year arrangements were made for a one off staging in London with Mrs Bernard Beere in the title role but the production was cancelled The first performance was in 1883 at New York s Union Square Theatre and was based on revisions made by Wilde while lecturing in America in 1882 The play which starred Marie Prescott as Vera was not a success and folded after only one week It is rarely revived