The Importance of Being Earnest
Noel Coward Theatre, London.


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The National Theatre’s Directed by Max Webster (Donmar’s Macbeth; Life of Pi), this With an all-star cast including Olly Alexander in the role of Algernon Moncrieff alongside Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Jack Worthing, Hugh Dennis as Reverend Canon Chasuble, Shobna Gulati as Miss Prism, Kitty Hawthorne as Gwendolen Fairfax, Jessica Whitehurst as Cecily Cardew, Hayley Carmichael as Merriman/Lane, and Stephen Fry in his "scene-stealing turn" (The Stage) as Lady Bracknell. Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. Limited season now playing until 10 January. Access Performances: Audio Described performance - 27 November 2025, 7pm and 13 December 2025. 2pm Captioned performance - 18 November 2025, 7pm and 3 January 2026, 2pm BSL Signed performance - 22 November 2025, 2pm and 11 December, 7pmImportant Information
Age Recommendation 10 and over (Under 3's will not be admitted, all under 16's must be accompanied by an adult)
Performance Dates 18 Sept 2025 - 10 Jan 2026
Performance Times Mon - Sat 7pm, Thu & Sat 2pm
Content Warning Features strong language, suggestive content and smoke and haze.
Run time 2 hrs 45 mins (incl. interval)
Venue Noel Coward Theatre
About The Importance of Being Earnest
"exuberant, joyous and celebratory" (Financial Times) production of The Importance of Being Earnest is now playing at the Noël Coward Theatre, in a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions.
"gloriously frivolous" (Daily Mail) reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s "glittering masterpiece" (Telegraph) is a hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, that is "outrageously camp, flamboyantly queer and ludicrously entertaining" (Broadway World).
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