The latest photos and videos of the National Theatre’s new production of Oscar Wilde comedy The Importance of Being Earnest starring Ncuti Gatwa.
The Importance of Being Earnest is now playing at the National’s Lyttelton theatre to 25 January 2025, directed by Max Webster (Macbeth, Life of Pi).
This starry revival of Wilde’s classic comedy is also premiering in cinemas on 20 February 2025, courtesy of National Theatre Live.
New in is a trailer for the show’s premiere on NT Live.
Video: The Importance of Being Earnest – National Theatre Live trailer
This new reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy stars Sharon D Clarke (Lost Boys and Fairies, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Doctor Who) as Lady Bracknell, Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education) as Algernon Moncrieff, Hugh Skinner (W1A, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) as Jack Worthing, Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Rain Dogs, Blues for an Alabama Sky) as Gwendolen Fairfax and Eliza Scanlen (Little Women, Sharp Objects) as Cecily Cardew.
First-look: The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre
The Ensemble features Shereener Browne, Jasmine Kerr, Gillian McCafferty, Elliot Pritchard, and John Vernon.
The cast also includes Richard Cant (Stan & Ollie, Mary Queen of Scots) as Reverend Canon Chasuble, and Amanda Lawrence (Star Wars: Episode – IX The Rise of Skywalker, Angels in America) as Miss Prism.
Photos: The Importance of Being Earnest in rehearsals
Also check out rehearsal photos of the show.
Joining director Max Webster in the creative team are: set and costume design by Rae Smith, lighting design by Jon Clark, sound design by Nicola T. Chang, composition by DJ Walde, movement direction by Carrie-Anne Ingrouille and casting by Alastair Coomer CDG.
Video: The Importance of Being Earnest – Trailer
The Importance of Being Earnest is playing in the National’s Lyttelton theatre to 25 January 2025.
Photos: The cast of The Importance of Being Earnest
More about tickets to The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre
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