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Actor Ncuti Gatwa sits against a bright pink backdrop. He wears a cream jacket and shorts with a green waistcoat and bow tie. The text reads The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde, a production from National Theatre.

NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

Film Screening

Experience The Importance of Being Earnest like never before, with this new screening of National Theatre‘s hit 2024 production.

Fun, fabulous and fiery, it’s a hoot!”
★★★★★, London Theatre

A trivial comedy for serious people, Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated work is coming to The Rep’s big screen. Starring three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke and Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education), sit back and enjoy this joyful reimagining of Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.

A sparkling new production…that’s fiercely faithful to Wilde’s wickedly subversive spirit”
★★★★★, Daily Mail

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.

A flawless piece of comic theatre”
★★★★★, Broadway World

Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

 

Priority booking for Gold & Silver Rep Friends and Access Register members
Opens Tue 21 Jan from 12 noon
Priority booking for Bronze Rep Friends
Opens Thu 23 Jan from 12 noon
Public booking
Opens Fri 24 Jan from 12 noon

 

Price

From £20

Special Offers

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Presented by

National Theatre

Written by

Oscar Wilde

Directed by

Max Webster

Running Time

3 hours excluding an interval

Fees and Charges

Venue

The Studio

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