NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

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 afalse identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress twoeligible 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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‘A flawless piece of comic theatre’
Broadway World

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‘A sparkling new production…that's fiercely faithful to Wilde's wickedly subversive spirit’
Daily Mail

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‘Fun, fabulous and fiery, it’s a hoot’
London Theatre