National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)

8.0/10 • 182 min • Comedy

Overview

Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Cast

Ncuti Gatwa

Algernon Moncrieff

Hugh Skinner

Jack Worthing

Sharon D. Clarke

Lady Bracknell

Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo

Gwendolen Fairfax

Eliza Scanlen

Cecily Cardew

Amanda Lawrence

Miss Prism

Julian Bleach

Merriman / Lane

Richard Cant

Reverend Canon Chasuble

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