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The Importance of Being Earnest Tickets

David Suchet stars as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s much loved masterpiece.

Performance dates

24 June – 7 November 2015

Run time 2 hours 30 minutes including two short intervals

Includes interval

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David Suchet stars as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s much loved masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest .Wilde's superb satire on Victorian manners is one of the funniest plays in the English language - the delightful repartee and hilarious piercing of hypocrisy and pomposity can still make you laugh out loud.

The Importance of Being Earnest is known to elegantly lampoon the hypocrisies of a Victorian society and opens as two bachelors, the dependable John Worthing, J.P. and upper class playboy Algernon Moncrieff, feel compelled to create different identities in order to pursue two eligible ladies Cecily Cardew and Gwendolyn Fairfax. The hilarious misadventures which result from their  subterfuge;  their brushes with the redoubtable Lady Bracknell and the uptight Miss Prism results in a plot that twists and fizzles with some of the finest dialogue to be found in theatre.    

 

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Recent Reviews

4.8
116 reviews
LORELEI WALLS

As wonderful as I had hoped for, and I did have very high hopes!

Rebecca Bugeja

Great wit and satire. Nailed comedy of manners. Wonderful energy and talent from the performers. Perfectly structured, lovely theatre

Barbara Owens

Brilliantly acted. An exceptionally enjoyable evenings entertainment. Five stars.

Martin Burdick

I was overcharged for our seats and shown on the seating plan that virtually all the seats were taken - this was untrue as there were plenty of unoccupied seats and I could have taken my pick The show was good

Jessica Perez

Really had a good time the acting was superb.

Richard Campbell

This play never gets old. Line delivery and comedic timing were spot on. Excellent evening out.

Eithne Harte

Excellent ! A fantastic production that Oscar Wilde would have loved

Malcolm Harding

An excellent play with a good level of humour. Five stars to all the actors, especially the four lesser known younger characters. David Suchet & Michelle Dotrice delivered as one would expect. A thoroughly entertaining afternoon.

Guillaume Decoret

It was a very fun evening loaded with genuine bursts of laugh! All actors were excellent. Certainly recommendable.

Joyce Both

Allthough I am from Holland, could not understand everything, it was an unforgettable experience.

Anne Parker

Great show - very amusing. An unusual take on the play but worked really well

John Simpson

An excellent and entertaining performance

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