Date/Time
Date(s) - 23 Aug 2014
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location
Canberra Theatre Centre Playhouse

GoTheatrical! Captioned Performance on Saturday, 23 August 2014 at 2pm

Booking details at canberratheatre.com.au

Open captions are available on plasma screens, and closed captions available on mobile and tablet devices.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

“THE MOST PERFECT HIGH COMEDY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.”
— The Telegraph
I NEVER CHANGE, EXCEPT IN MY AFFECTIONS.

Oscar Wilde’s brilliant and much-loved comedy of love, manners and mistaken identity – The Importance of Being Earnest – has been delighting audiences for more than 100 years.

Set within the stifling conventions of Victorian England, two young bachelors have taken to bending the rules and the truth to add a dash of excitement to their lives. Jack invents a brother Ernest as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind so that he may pursue Gwendolen, the delectable daughter of the formidable Lady Bracknell.

Across town Algernon decides to take the name Ernest when visiting Jack’s young ward Cecily. When each gentleman is forced to unwind his web of lies and reveal himself – being ‘earnest’ takes on a whole new meaning!

Grand dame of the Australian theatre Nancye Hayes brings the formidable and acidic Lady Bracknell to life alongside the elastic and hilarious Nathan O’Keefe as Algernon.