National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

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Director:

Max Webster

Writer:

Oscar Wilde

Runtime:

3hr 2m

Synopsis

Two Victorian gentlemen lead double lives, each creating fictional personas to escape their responsibilities. Their deceptions grow complicated when they pursue romance with two different women.

Cast

  • Ronke Adekoluejo
  • Julian Bleach
  • Richard Cant
  • Sharon D. Clarke
  • Ncuti Gatwa
  • Amanda Lawrence
  • Eliza Scanlen
  • Hugh Skinner

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  • Feb 20, 2025

    is he… you know… a bunburyist?

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    Elliot
    Elliot
    Feb 20, 2025

    Oscar Wilde was 100% thinking of Ncuti when he wrote this

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    TheSinnohman
    TheSinnohman
    Feb 20, 2025

    everyone was so gay that none of the canon relationships felt plausible

    988 Likes
    valentine
    valentine
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    Feb 20, 2025

    when the polycule ends up being you, your brother, your cousin and your ward

    912 Likes
    lulah
    lulah
    Feb 20, 2025

    i like to imagine oscar wilde putting his pen down after writing "I learned... the importance of being EARNEST" and chuckling to himself like "you're a genius oscar, you're really too much"

    881 Likes
    Cathatter
    Cathatter
    Feb 21, 2025

    Can we please start yassifying more classic plays that was awesome.

    619 Likes
    Lillian
    Lillian
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    Feb 20, 2025

    a review from the girl sitting beside me: "that was the gayest performance of heterosexuality I've ever seen"

    516 Likes
    ava
    ava
    Feb 20, 2025

    Yeah im LGBT Lesbian Gay Bunbury Transgender

    473 Likes
    e_finch
    e_finch
    Feb 20, 2025

    gay incest foresome wasn’t my first guess!

    459 Likes
    kat🐾🍏
    kat🐾🍏

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  • Ben
    Ben loved
    National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

    Hilarious, poignant, witty and all round spectacular. The performances were flawless. and the set and costumes were exquisite

    1Y
    Lindiwe
    Lindiwe loved
    National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

    ncuti gatwa you are so incredibly talented and beautiful

    6M
    Lune
    Lune loved
    National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

    went in blind and it was SO funny, i enjoyed it a lot!!

    1Y

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest?
The movie is 3hr 2min long.
What's National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest about?
Two Victorian gentlemen lead double lives, each creating fictional personas to escape their responsibilities. Their deceptions grow complicated when they pursue romance with two different women.
Who's the cast of National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest?
  • Ronke Adekoluejo as Gwendolen Fairfax
  • Julian Bleach as Merriman, Lane
  • Richard Cant as Reverend Canon Chasuble
  • Sharon D. Clarke as Lady Bracknell
  • Ncuti Gatwa as Algernon Moncrieff
  • Amanda Lawrence as Miss Prism
  • Eliza Scanlen as Cecily Cardew
  • Hugh Skinner as Jack Worthing
Who's the director behind National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest?
Max Webster directed National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest.