NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest

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.

Rating: CTC

Runtime: 180 mins

Director: Max Webster

Actors: Eliza Scanlen, Hugh Skinner, Amanda Lawrence, Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon D. Clarke

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas

Sat, Mar 29:

12:45

Sun, Mar 30:

12:45

Tue, Apr 1:

19:00

Wed, Apr 2:

12:45

Prospect Cinemas

No sessions running at Prospect this week

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