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NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

Duration
3 hours (TBC)
Date
Thu 20th - Sun 23rd Feb 2025
Venue
Cinema
Accessible performances available
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Tickets: £19.50 (£17.50)
Under 26s & Students £10.50

Cast
Sharon D Clarke, Ncuti Gatwa

Recommended Age:
PG for mild sex references

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.

Accessible Performances

Sun 23 Feb 2025 2:00 pm - Captioned
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