The Importance of Being Earnest

The sold-out National Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest transfers to the West End’s Noel Coward Theatre this Autumn.

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.

Olly Alexander (It’s A Sin) plays Algernon Moncrieff in director Max Webster‘s (Donmar’s Macbeth; Life of Pi) joyful and flamboyant reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s ‘glittering masterpiece’ (Telegraph), a hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance.

Originally published and first performed in 1895, The Importance of Being Earnest has gone on to be one of Oscar Wilde’s most well-known and successful play, having been revived many times over the last 130 years!