Oscar Wilde’s wonderfully witty and deliciously decadent comedy masterpiece is brought to life this summer in a brilliantly funny new production packed with sparkling dialogue, razor-sharp wit and electric performances.
Jack wishes to marry Algernon’s cousin the beautiful Gwendolen but first he must convince her mother, the fearsome Lady Bracknell, of the respectability of his parents and his past. For Jack, however, this is not as easy as it sounds, having started life abandoned in a handbag.
Prepare to take a jovial joyride of double lives and double entendres, throwing love, logic and language into the air in a wildly funny story of handbags, cucumber sandwiches and absolutely nobody called Ernest!
Additional information
£28.50 - £14.50 (concessions available)
Albert Halls - Find out more
Fri 14 June
This production contains, onstage smoking of herbal cigarettes, theatrical haze and strobe lighting.
“The most interesting production of The Importance of Being Earnest I have ever seen...everything about the show is done in great style”
Cast includes

Sarah Ball
Lady Bracknell
David Cardy
Dr. Fredrick Chasuble
Vicky Entwistle
Miss Prism
Dean Fagan
Jack Worthing
Jack Hardwick
Algernon Moncrieff
Melissa Lowe
Cecily Cardew
Dan Sheader
Merriman/Lane
Elizabeth Twells
Gwendolen FairfaxCreative team
Suba Das
DirectorDavid Woodhead
Set and Costume DesignerPrema Mehta
Lighting DesignerHannah Calascione
Assistant DirectorDebbie Clayden
Deputy Stage ManagerAnnie May Fletcher
Sound DesignerLucy Cullingford
Movement Director"Funny, surprising and extremely watchable”
“Exquisite and classy”
“Oozes class and style”
“A visual spectacle”
Tickets £28.50 - £14.50
Concessions Up to £2 off*
Groups and schools prices available - see below or more info here.
Groups and Schools
Groups 10+ Save up to £3 per ticket plus 1 free organiser ticket*
Groups 30+ Save up to £3.50 per ticket plus 1 free organiser ticket*
Schools £11-18 plus 1 free teacher per 15 pupils*
To book 10+ tickets call our box office on 01204 520661
*Excludes Friday and Saturday evenings and bargain night performances. All discounts subject to availability