Not Rated (contains strong language, suggestive content)
2 hours 45 mins (including an intermission)
Comedy, Drama | 2025 | UK | English
Directed by Max Webster
Written by Oscar Wilde
Showtimes
Saturday, March 8
11:35am
Sunday, March 16
3:00pm
Synopsis
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.
★★★★★
‘A flawless piece of comic theatre’
Broadway World
★★★★★
‘A sparkling new production…that’s fiercely faithful to Wilde’s wickedly subversive spirit’
Daily Mail
★★★★★
‘Fun, fabulous and fiery, it’s a hoot’
London Theatre
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