The Importance of Being Earnest

By Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde’s iconic “trivial comedy for serious people” features two happy-go-lucky bachelors, Jack and Algernon, who each lead carefully constructed double lives. However, when Algernon discovers that Jack has been posing as a man named Ernest to escape to the city, he decides to travel to Jack’s country abode to pose as Ernest himself! Chaos ensues with whimsical ingenues, jealous love rivals, overbearing dowagers and the most famous handbag in theatre history.