The truth is rarely pure and never simple
July —
August
2022
Company
Company Stage Manager
Emily Davies
Director
Robert Forknall
Production Stage Manager
James Keill
General Manager
Dawn Archer
Casting Director
Sarah Harkins
Costume
Alice McNicholas
Set
Ethan Cheek
Music
Lydia Barton Lovett
Choreography
Julia Cave
Marketing
Colley Raine
Graphic Design
Dan Bull
Vanessa Brown
Photography
Nic Dawkes
Branding
Jill Hogan
Tour Photographer
Susan Pilcher
Cast
Algernon Moncrieff
Noah Marullo
Lane/Merriman
Tom Mahy
John (Jack) Worthing J.P
Enzo Benvenuti
Lady Bracknell
Kathryn Perkins
Gwendolen Fairfax
Stephanie Lyse
Miss Prism
Phoebe Elliott
Cecily
Annabelle Blake
Dr Chasuble
Tre Medley
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
To be successful in love is to be called Ernest. Or so it is in Oscar Wilde’s satirical masterpiece following the story of two eligible bachelors, Jack and Algy.
In love with two women who conveniently claim to only love men named Ernest, Jack and Algy create alter egos called Ernest to win their hearts.
But it’s a struggle to keep up with their own stories and they quickly become tangled in a tale of deception, disguise and misadventure. The frankly bonkers plot of this play mocks Victorian sensibilities with some of the best loved and ludicrous characters to be found on the modern stage.
And if that’s not sold it to you, there’s always that line about the handbag.