NT LIVE: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
Rating: E
Duration: 180 mins
Director: Max Webster
Cast: Eliza Scanlen, Amanda Lawrence, Hugh Skinner, Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon D. Clarke
Genre: Live Theatre
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.
