The Original Theatre Company Present
OSCAR WILDE’S
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Starring Gwen Taylor
Directed by Alastair Whatley
The Importance Being Earnest by the master of comedy Oscar Wilde, makes a welcome return into British society in this wonderfully witty, deliciously decadent and classic revival.
Jack wishes to marry Algernon’s cousin the beautiful Gwendolen but first he must convince her mother, the fearsome Lady Bracknell, of the respectability of his parents and his past. For Jack, however, this is not as easy as it sounds, having started life abandoned in a handbag at Victoria station. Prepare to take a welcome turn with Wilde’s much-loved Algernon, Earnest, Gwendolen and Cecily, as town and country clash in a brilliant and wildly funny story of romance, identity, perambulators and capacious handbags.
Starring national treasure Gwen Taylor (Coronation Street, Duty Free and Barbara) as the formidable Lady Bracknell and Susan Penhaligon (Upstairs Downstairs, A Bouquet of Barbed Wire) as Miss Prism, Wilde’s most famous and entertaining play is set to delight and amuse this Spring.
The Details
Show, reviews, cast and production details
The Importance Being Earnest by the master of comedy Oscar Wilde, makes a welcome return into English society in this wonderfully witty, deliciously decadent and classic revival.
Jack wishes to marry Algernon’s cousin the beautiful Gwendolen but first he must convince her mother, the fearsome Lady Bracknell, of the respectability of his parents and his past. For Jack, however, this is not as easy as it sounds, having started life abandoned in a handbag at Victoria station. Prepare to take a welcome turn with Wilde’s much-loved Algernon, Earnest, Gwendolen and Cecily, as town and country clash in a brilliant and wildly funny story of romance, identity, perambulators and capacious handbags.
Starring national treasure Gwen Taylor (Coronation Street, Duty Free and Barbara) as the formidable Lady Bracknell, Wilde’s most famous and entertaining play is set to delight and amuse this Spring.
CAST
Lady Bracknell Gwen Taylor
Miss Prism Susan Penhaligon
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Alastair Whatley
Set and Costume Designer Garbriella Slade
Composer & Sound Designer Giles Thomas
Lighting Alan Valentine
Producers Tom Hackney & Alastair Whatley for OTC
24 January – 3 February
5 – 10 February
13 – 17 February
20 – 24 February
27 February – 3 March
5 – 10 March
13 – 17 March
20 – 24 March
27 – 31 March
3 – 7 April
17 – 21 April
24 – 28 April