NTL: The Importance of Being Earnest (Exempt)

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.

Cast: Sharon D Clarke, Ncuti Gatwa, Hugh Skinner

Director: Max Webster

★★★★★ "A sparkling new production...that's fiercely faithful to Wilde's wickedly subversive spirit" DAILY MAIL

★★★★★ "Effervescent, exuberant, and proudly loud" BROADWAY WORLD

★★★★★ "A joyful version of Oscar Wilde's 1895 farce" THE SUN

★★★★★ "This triumphantly queer comedy is pure theatre magic" LONDON THEATRE REVIEW

★★★★★ "Hilarious" GAYTIMES

★★★★ "The most styish festive show in town" GUARDIAN

★★★★ "Comic acting of the highest order" TIMES

★★★★ "Sublimely mischevious" TIMEOUT

★★★★ "Fabulous fun" INDEPENDENT

★★★★ "A joyous romp of endlessly quotable lines and fizzing farce" SUNDAY EXPRESS