The Importance Of Being Earnest 💖 | Opening night curtain call by Official London Theatre

See Olly Alexander, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and the pinkest curtain call in the West End until 10 Jan 2026. Get tickets for The Importance Of Being Earnest: https://bit.ly/42XGJp4 Official…

The Importance of Being Earnest review – Stephen Fry’s Lady Bracknell presides over merrily queered comedy by David Jays

Noël Coward theatre, LondonMax Webster’s frisky Oscar Wilde revival, first seen at the National Theatre, arrives in the West End with a new cast Oscar Wilde’s comedy was, he said, “wr…

The Importance of Being Earnest Releases First Look Production Images Ahead of West End Run by Staff Writer

Production images have been released for the West End transfer of the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Importance of Being Earnest The post The Importance of Being…

Fall Arts Preview: Eric Clapton, Emus Wars and an Elephant in the Room by Frank Rizzo

As summer winds down with the beach chairs stored away, the last of the ripe tomatoes devoured, and the tans finally faded, we now turn to the fall and those extra special shows to get us ex…

The Importance Of Being Earnest | 2025 West End cast reveal by Official London Theatre

Olly Alexander and Stephen Fry star in Oscar Wilde's hilarious masterpiece The Importance Of Being Earnest, transferring to the West End after a sold-out run at the National Theatre in 2024.…

Theatre Review: ‘An Ideal Husband’ at The Colonial Players of Annapolis by Jennifer Georgia

All theater-going society is acquainted with “The Importance of Being Earnest” by British wit and aesthete Oscar Wilde, perhaps the finest and funniest comedy of manners ever written. Bu…

First Look: Rehearsal Images Released for West End Transfer of The Importance of Being Earnest by Staff Writer

First look rehearsal images have been released for the highly anticipated West End transfer of the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Importance of Being Earnest The…

Born With Teeth review – Ncuti Gatwa simmers in Elizabethan battle of the playwrights by Kate Wyver

Wyndham’s theatre, LondonGatwa’s Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel’s William Shakespeare flirt, fight and write in Liz Duffy Adams’ sizzling new chamber play Forget William Shak…

Cast Complete for West End Transfer of The Importance of Being Earnest, Starring Olly Alexander by Andrew Gans

The Max Webster-directed staging of the Oscar Wilde classic played London's National this past winter.

Full Casting Announced for West End Transfer of The Importance of Being Earnest by Staff Writer

The National Theatre has revealed the full cast for its West End transfer of The Importance of Being Earnest, with rehearsals now underway The post Full Casting Announced for West End Trans…

This Rough Magic | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

In case you missed it — our 2026 season has been announced! Let us know which production you're most looking forward to in the comments. Without further ado, the 2026 playbill: Festival…

Season Announcement: This Rough Magic | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

Announcing our 2026 season! This will be Antoni Cimolino's final season as Artistic Director. The culmination of a 40-year career with the Festival, including 14 seasons as Artistic Director…

See Who's Joining Olly Alexander in West End Transfer of The Importance of Being Earnest by Andrew Gans

The Max Webster-directed staging of the Oscar Wilde classic played London's National this past winter.

The Importance of Being Earnest Announces Full Cast for West End Transfer by Staff Writer

The National Theatre has revealed further casting for its West End transfer of The Importance of Being Earnest, which opens at the Noël Coward Theatre on 18 September The post The Importan…

Westport Country Playhouse’s new season features a comedy, a classic and a Pulitzer Prize winner by Christopher Arnott

The three main productions of the 2025-26 Westport Country Playhouse season are "The Importance of Being Earnest," "Primary Trust" and "Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd."

Earnest’s Wilde, Wilde Oregon days by Darleen Ortega

With "The Importance of Being Earnest" already playing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Kamilah Bush's fresh adaptation for Portland Center Stage unveils Oscar Wilde's queer coding and gi…

Olly Alexander Will Star in West End Transfer of The Importance of Being Earnest by Andrew Gans

The Max Webster-directed staging of the Oscar Wilde classic played London's National this past winter.

The Importance of Being Earnest Transfers to the West End This Autumn Starring Olly Alexander by Staff Writer

Following a sold-out run at the National Theatre, The Importance of Being Earnest will transfer to the West End will Olly Alexander playing Algernon

'I Wanted to Tell My Mom': Mia Farrow Talks First Tony Award Nomination at 80 for The Roommate by Paul Wontorek

When the 2025 Tony Award nominations were announced, Mia Farrow wasn't watching a livestream or refreshing her social media feeds—she was simply washing her hair. So when her publicist, Ma…

The Importance of Being Earnest by Victoria Weisfeld

Oscar Wilde's classic is brought to exhilarating comic heights in this new Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey production. The post The Importance of Being Earnest appeared first on The Front …

Adrianna Hicks, Veanne Cox, David Shih, More Cast in Project Shaw's The Importance of Being Earnest by Andrew Gans

Marcia Milgrom Dodge will direct the classic Oscar Wilde comedy.

ACTC presents The Importance of Being Earnest: A WILDE New Musical

Fred Grandy Will Star In Michigan Revival of The Importance of Being Earnest by Margaret Hall

The new production will play Encore Musical Theatre Company, a regional company dedicated to intimate productions in the Great Lakes region.

‘Julius Caesar’ & ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’: Ashland reinvents the classics by Darleen Ortega

‘Julius Caesar’ & ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’: Ashland reinvents the classics Darleen OrtegaWith a women and nonbinary cast for "Caesar" and an "Earnest" transported to the…

Oregon Shakespeare Festival strikes gold with a pair of plays about Black life by Darleen Ortega

Oregon Shakespeare Festival strikes gold with a pair of plays about Black life Darleen OrtegaJames Ijames' "Fat Ham" and August Wilson's "Jitney" kick off the Ashland festival's 90th season …

MJ the Musical, English, Titanique and More Among 2025 Olivier Nominees by Darryn King

The nominations for the 2025 Olivier Awards have been announced, with several artists familiar to New York audiences receiving nods. Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis from Sunset Boulevard …

The Importance of Being Earnest (2011 Roundabout) by American Musical Theater Archives

Brian Bedford, Santino Fontana, Dana Ivey, David Furr

The week in theatre: Ballet Shoes; The Importance of Being Earnest; The Devil Wears Prada; The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary – review by Susannah Clapp

Olivier; Lyttelton; Dominion; Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonAt the National, Noel Streatfeild’s classic flies while Oscar Wilde’s wit is gorgeously unleashed. Elsewhere, a slavishly…

Sharon D. Clarke discusses The Importance Of Being Earnest | London Theatre Review Podcast by Official London Theatre

Triple Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke discusses playing Lady Bracknell in The Importance Of Being Earnest and what audiences can expect from the show's run at the National Theatre. T…

Sharon D. Clarke discusses The Importance Of Being Earnest | London Theatre Review Podcast by Official London Theatre

Triple Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke discusses playing Lady Bracknell in The Importance Of Being Earnest and what audiences can expect from the show's run at the National Theatre. T…

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…