The Importance of Being Earnest

National Theatre Live returns to the Circle to kick off the 2025 season with a must-see new staging of Oscar Wilde's classic! Tickets on sale now, $15 members and $18 non-members.

3hr - Stage Play - Not Rated - English

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.