The Importance of Being Earnest

A farcical comedy exploring the tangled affairs of two young men about town who lead double lives to evade unwanted social obligations.

This play, celebrated for its wit and repartee, parodies contemporary dramatic norms, gently satirises late Victorian manners, and introduces – in addition to the two pairs of young lovers – the formidable Lady Bracknell, the fussy governess Miss Prism and the benign and scholarly Canon Chasuble.