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NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (12 TBC)



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  • Full price £17.75  / 
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National Theatre 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 a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible 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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National Theatre Live 2025
Duration: 180mins TBC
Writer: Oscar Wilde 
Director: Max Webster 
Staring: Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon D Clarke, Richard Cant, Amanda Lawrence, Hugh Skinner, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Eliza Scanlen