The Importance of Being Earnest
Budding Theatre presents
The Importance of Being Earnest

14 Sep 2020 to 19 Sep 2020

 

Oscar Wilde’s brilliantly clever comedic masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, was once called by critic W.H. Auden, “the only pure verbal opera in English.” Earnest tells the story of two young gentlemen in London, who each live a double-life, creating elaborate deceptions to find some balance in their lives.

John Worthing escapes the burdens of responsibility to have an exciting life in the city, pretending to be his fictitious younger brother Ernest. Algernon Moncrieff, meanwhile, has invented a convenient invalid, Bunbury, whom he uses as an excuse to gallivant off to the country whenever he pleases. When John falls in love with Algernon’s cousin, Gwendolen, he is determined to come clean, but when Gwendolen reveals she can only love a man named Ernest, it somewhat complicates things. When Algernon discovers John’s secret and decides to visit John’s pretty little ward Cecily in the country, posing as the debauched “Ernest,” the situation gets entirely more complicated! Hijinks ensue and the formidable Lady Bracknell, Gwendolen’s mother, begins sleuthing around to uncover the far-fetched truth…

 

 

 

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