Sunday, December 1, 2024

Twelfth Night review – a classy, musical and seasonal feast. Play on by Mark Lawson

Orange Tree theatre, LondonWith its philosopher-fool character seated at a piano and central to the action, this sympathetically staged 1940s-set production is something of a revelation Wint…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024

The Importance of Being Earnest, National Theatre review - no shortage of acid-tipped delight to tantalise your sensibilities by Rachel Halliburton

Oscar Wilde speaks just as strongly to the 21st century as he did to his own If Harold Pinter’s work represents, as he slyly joked, the weasel under the cocktail cabinet, then Oscar Wilde…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:18AM
Friday, November 29, 2024

The Importance of Being Earnest review – Ncuti Gatwa leads a Wilde party of irresistible anarchic charm by Arifa Akbar

Lyttelton theatre, London Gatwa’s Algernon brings delightful mischief to a high-camp production pointing up the classic Victorian comedy’s subversive queerness Oscar Wilde’s final pla…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Edinburgh Fringe Hit Earnest? embarks on Spring UK Tour by Staff Writer

The Edinburgh Fringe smash-hit where the audience step in for the cast of The Importance of Being Earnest returns for a UK tour of nearly 30 venues

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:41AM
Thursday, November 7, 2024

The importance of freeing Earnest – without bursting Oscar Wilde’s ‘delicate bubble of fancy’ | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

The 1895 comedy has been staged with age-blind and all-male casts and even David Suchet as Lady Bracknell. Now reinvented again, at the National Theatre, the trick is to be seriously funny I…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

First Look: The Importance of Being Earnest at National Theatre in Rehearsal by Staff Writer

The National Theatre today offers a first look at the rehearsal room for the upcoming production of Oscar Wilde’s joyful and flamboyant comedy The Importance of Being Earnest

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 11:47AM
Monday, October 21, 2024

Antaeus presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Terry Morgan

Although new plays can be exciting and are crucial to the continuing vitality of theatre, I’m especially fond of older works, the more obscure the better. It’s cheap time travel, immersi…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:18PM
Friday, July 26, 2024

The Gangs of New York review – explosive romance on America’s mean streets by Mark Fisher

Grosvenor Park, ChesterIn this open-air production, audiences become citizens of an unruly city in which violence and corruption abound The prize for adventurous programming goes to Chester�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM
Friday, July 12, 2024

The Importance of Being Earnest, Shrek The Musical JR., The Bookstore – Check Out This Week's Top Stage Mags

Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? This week includes productions from Cosumnes…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM
Monday, July 1, 2024

The best theatre to stream this month: Shakespeare v the Tories, Mel C’s dance show and more by Chris Wiegand

This month’s picks include a Starlight Express intro for kids, a rollicking wedding play at the National and an explosive hour of dance Micheál Mac Liammóir’s 1960 solo show interweave…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AM
Thursday, June 20, 2024

The Importance of Being Earnest review – Algernon et al get a 21st-century makeover by Mark Fisher

Royal Exchange, ManchesterDirector Josh Roche’s new perspective – complete with smartphones, Instagram and Whitney Houston – breathes fresh life into a familiar classic To update Oscar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Going Wilde in the 21st century by Kerry Reid

If you’ve ever imagined how Oscar Wilde would fare in contemporary queer Chicago life, look no further than Strawdog Theatre’s sparkling and delightful adaptation of The Importance of Be…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:19PM
Monday, June 3, 2024

Jodie Whittaker returns to London stage to play The Duchess by Chris Wiegand

The Doctor Who star’s performance coincides with David Tennant’s Macbeth and Ncuti Gatwa appearing in The Importance of Being Earnest Jodie Whittaker is returning to the stage for the fi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM
Friday, May 24, 2024

Catching Up With Tony Kushner by Frank Rizzo

Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright of “Angels in America” and Steven Spielberg’s go-to screenwriter over the last 20 years, is never short of opinions t…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:40PM
Monday, May 13, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at Baltimore Center Stage by Herb Merrick

“The Importance of Being Earnest,” a farcical comedy by playwright Oscar Wilde, premiered at London’s St. James Theatre in 1895. Due to a notorious scandal and Oscar Wilde’s ensuing …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:37AM
Monday, April 29, 2024

Sharon D Clarke, Ncuti Gatwa, Hugh Skinner, More to Star in London Revival of The Importance of Being Earnest by Margaret Hall

The production has been reimagined by Life of Pi director Max Webster.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Ncuti Gatwa cast in National Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Chris Wiegand

Doctor Who star will play Algernon in the ‘hilariously subversive’ comedy, said artistic director Rufus Norris Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa is to make his debut at the National Theatre in…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AM
Monday, March 11, 2024

REVIEW: The Importance Of Being Earnest, Mercury Theatre ✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde at the Mercury Theatre Colchester. This post REVIEW: The Importance Of Being Earnest, Mercury Theatre �…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:54AM
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Mark Lamos: Finding An Artistic Home —and Self —in Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Mark Lamos and husband Jerry Jones sit on the stone wall in the backyard of their colonial home on a rolling green lawn off a winding countryside road in Litchfield County.  Bella, their En…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:34PM
Thursday, September 28, 2023

Sydney Theatre Company’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”: Fresh, Funny and Completely Joyous by Huw Griffiths

It is easy to forget that when Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest was first written and performed in February 1895, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House was already 16 years old. Both pl…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:34AM
Saturday, September 2, 2023

The Importance of Being Earnest

The post The Importance of Being Earnest appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:41AM
Monday, July 24, 2023

Full cast announced for STC’s The Importance of Being Earnest by Aussie Theatre

A stellar line-up of impeccable comedic talents will join theatre legend Helen Thomson as Lady Bracknell in the Sydney Theatre

SOURCE: AussieTheatre.com at 08:34AM
Monday, July 17, 2023

Jekyll and Hyde review – Shakespearean style shows another side to Stevenson thriller by Mark Fisher

Glasgow Botanic GardensBard in the Botanics stages Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella as a tense three-way struggle that asks big questions about human nature It is not quite a Dylan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:13AM
Saturday, May 6, 2023

Jane Asher: ‘What scares me about getting older? Becoming irritating to other people’ by Rosanna Greenstreet

The actor on the lasting thrill of a teenage kiss, her crush on Harrison Ford and what she plans to do with her brain Born in London, Jane Asher, 77, had her first role at five, in the 1952 …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM
Monday, March 6, 2023

The Rewards of Being Frank by Darryl Reilly

Triumphant Christine Pedi as Lady Bracknell and an exquisite cast enact this frothy and faithful sequel to Oscar Wilde’s "The Importance of Being Earnest." The post The Rewards of Being Fr…

SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 11:01AM
Saturday, November 5, 2022

‘Daniel Jacob’s portrayal of Lady Bracknell is wonderfully hilarious’: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST – Rose Theatre, Kingston ★★★★ by Fairy Powered Productions

As with all shows produced by The Rose Theatre, The Importance of Being Earnest takes a familiar favourite by Oscar Wilde and makes it even better. While using all the original language, the…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AM
Thursday, November 3, 2022

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Rose theatre, Kingston by Libby Purves and Friends

THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT BEING TOO TRADITIONAL ABOUT IT This cheerfully exuberant rendering of Oscar Wilde’s witty rom-com  is also a sort of political act. In the foyer a gorgeous selection…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:34AM
Thursday, October 27, 2022

The Importance Of Being Earnest | 2022 London Trailer by Official London Theatre

Oscar Wilde's genius humour meets contemporary culture in a theatrical rollercoaster packed with shade, wit and plenty of gags. This is a classic satire, vibrantly retold about dysfunctional…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:16AM
Monday, September 19, 2022

The Importance of Being Earnest by Darryl Reilly

This splendid outdoor production of Wilde’s classic comedy has clever staging, lively performances and is part of the Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack. The post The Importance of Being…

SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 11:48AM
Friday, September 9, 2022

The Importance of Being Earnest review – knockabout fun with Wilde’s genteel wit by Mark Fisher

Leeds PlayhouseDenzel Westley-Sanderson’s staging of the high-society comedy adds a welcome dose of playfulness amid the cucumber sandwiches On the way into the theatre there is a pop-up d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM
Thursday, September 8, 2022

Check Out Dazzling Photos of U.K. Tour of The Importance of Being Earnest, Opening September 8 by Andrew Gans

Denzel Westley-Sanderson directs the Oscar Wilde comedy, launching at Leeds Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM

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