NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

Thursday 20 February 2025 To Tuesday 25 February 2025

This event is not bookable online. Please call the box office on 01432 340555 or pop into the foyer to book in person.

Tickets: £16.00

Event Information

Duration: 3 hours 0 minutes

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.