Performance

Venue	Mercury Theatre
	Also: Studio
Town	Colchester
County	Essex
From	9th March 2024
To	9th March 2024
Mercury Theatre (V37)
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The Importance of Being Earnest

Work:: The Importance of Being Earnest (S3690)

Classic turn-of-the-century comedy of social manners. A very complicated plot that includes the famous "A Handbag!" line .. Jack Worthing is in love with Gwendolen Fairfax, daughter of the redoubtable Lady Bracknell, and cousin of his friend Algernon. They cannot wed until the mystery of his parentage (he was found in a handbag on Victoria Station) is resolved. Algy discovers that Jack has a pretty young ward, Cecily, living at the Manor and visits her pretending to be Jack's fictitious (and wicked) brother Ernest.

Author

Oscar Wilde

Production:: (T0)

Listing:: L93044344

Current production:Work

Reviews

John H: 03Mar24:
Pretentious mess-up of a great play. Sound system in theatre not fit for purpose. It is all in the dialogue and it was hardly audible.

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