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The poster for the NT Live adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest starring Ncuti Gatwa

NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest 

Duration: 2h50m
Dates: Mon 24 Mar 2025 19:00

Please note that theatre screenings start promptly at the advertised start time.

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.

 

NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest cast sheet

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