Oscar Wilde’s ‘trivial comedy for serious people’ presented by an all female/femme ensemble.
Algernon and Jack have discovered the social advantages of leading a double life and deferring accountability to a useful nom de plume; ‘Earnest’. Cecily and Gwendolyn have forthright romantic ideals which are inflexible, particularly the powerful vibrations associated by the name ‘Earnest’. Miss Prism is haunted by a dark indiscretion from her past. Canon Chasuble, the local vicars persistent singledom has made him a ‘permanent public temptation’. Lady Bracknell oversees all with an iron will and an acid tongue.
Wilde’s hilarious social satire has enthralled audiences since its premiere in 1895, weeks before Wilde was tried and imprisoned for ‘Gross indecency’. Misfit Toys is thrilled to present this tart send up of British high society.
August 6 – 16
https://www.eventfinda.com.au/2025/the-importance-of-being-earnest/melbourne/carlton
