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National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

2025Movie⏱️ 3h 2m
Drama
8.3
IMDB Rating
233 votes

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.

Director
Max Webster
Writers
N/A
Stars
Ronke Adekoluejo, Julian Bleach, Richard Cant
Release Date
February 20, 2025
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🎭 Top Cast

Ronke Adekoluejo
Ronke Adekoluejo
as Gwendolen Fairfax
Julian Bleach
Julian Bleach
as Merriman
Richard Cant
Richard Cant
as Reverend Canon Chasuble
Sharon D. Clarke
Sharon D. Clarke
as Lady Bracknell
Ncuti Gatwa
Ncuti Gatwa
as Algernon Moncrieff
Amanda Lawrence
Amanda Lawrence
as Miss Prism
Eliza Scanlen
Eliza Scanlen
as Cecily Cardew
Hugh Skinner
Hugh Skinner
as Jack Worthing

💰 Box Office

$2,390,262
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
National Theatre

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

The Importance of not being bored.
by jujuwho2025-02-20
4/10

"First off the acting from nearly everyone was sensational. Cecily was highly irritating and unbearable sadly. Ncuti and Sharon were sensational and so was Hugh Skinner and Davros. Alas this play was not my cup of tea. The opening with the piano was glorious. The end dance was life affirming. Sadly when they left the grand room from the opening scene it all went downhill. I couldn't bear Cecily , the way the actor played her was unbearable , the performance was too much and nothing other than irritating . I sort of gave up caring. The funny parts were very funny. The modern added bits wer..."

📖 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.