NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest PG
Showing as part of Stage on Screen
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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- Director
- Max Webster
- Year
- 2025
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Language
- English
- Cast
- Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon D Clarke
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