NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (12A)

The Importance of Being Earnest

by Oscar Wilde

directed by Max Webster


Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.


While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.


Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

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