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Photos: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST At National Theatre In Rehearsal

Making his highly anticipated National Theatre debut, the show will run in the Lyttelton theatre from 21 November 2024 to 25 January 2025.

By: Nov. 06, 2024
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The National Theatre has shared photos from inside the rehearsal room for the upcoming production of Oscar Wilde’s joyful and flamboyant comedy The Importance of Being Earnest.

Reimagined by director Max Webster (Donmar’s Macbeth, Life of Pi), who is making his highly anticipated National Theatre debut, the show will run in the Lyttelton theatre from 21 November 2024 to 25 January 2025.

The cast includes Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Blues for an Alabama Sky), Julian Bleach (Doctor Who), Shereener Browne (The Effect), Richard Cant (Stan & Ollie), Sharon D Clarke (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who), Jasmine Kerr (Follies), Amanda Lawrence (Star Wars: Episode – IX The Rise of Skywalker), Gillian McCafferty (The Rise & Fall of Little Voice), Elliot Pritchard (Museum of Austerity), Eliza Scanlen  (Little Women), Hugh Skinner (W1A) and John Vernon (Coriolanus).

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack (Hugh Skinner) lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy (Ncuti Gatwa) adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Directed by Max Webster alongside set and costume designer Rae Smith, lighting designer Jon Clark, sound designer Nicola T. Chang, movement director Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, composer DJ Walde, physical comedy advisor Joyce Henderson, intimacy coordinator Ingrid Mackinnon, casting director Alastair Coomer CDG, dialect coach Hazel Holder, voice coach Shereen Ibrahim, associate set designer Isabel Munoz-Newsome, associate costume designer Petros Kourtellaris, associate sound designer Christopher Reid, associate wigs, hair and make-up designer Adele Brandman and staff director Tanuja Amarasuriya.  

The Importance of Being Earnest runs in the Lyttelton theatre from 21 November 2024 to 25 January 2025, with press performance on 28 November 2024.

The production will also be released to cinemas on 20 February 2025 via National Theatre Live, and audiences can find their nearest screening at ntlive.com.

Photo Credit: Marc Brenner

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Eliza Scanlen, Hugh Skinner

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DJ Walde, Nicola T. Chang

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Anne Ingrouille, Hugh Skinner

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Amanda Lawrence, Richard Cant

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Amanda Lawrence, Ncuti Gatwa

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Gillian McCafferty

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Elliot Pritchard and Ronka?? Adékolua??jo

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Elliot Pritchard, Ncuti Gatwa

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Elliot Pritchard, Jasmine Kerr

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The Cast of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

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The Cast of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

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The Cast of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

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The Cast of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

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Sharon D. Clarke

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Sharon D. Clarke

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Sharon D. Clarke, Max Webster

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Ncuti Gatwa, Sharon D. Clarke

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Ncuti Gatwa, Ronka?? Adékolua??jo

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John Vernon, Amanda Lawrence




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