The Importance of Being Earnest

Pop Yer Clogs Theatre stage Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of mistaken identity, high society… and a handbag.

Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrief are two friends from very different worlds. Jack is a carefree young man who invents a fictitious brother named Ernest, adopting this persona to escape his country home and live a double life in London. Jack falls in love with Algernon's cousin, Gwendolen. When he discovers that Gwendolen could only marry a man named Ernest, Jack plans to kill his fictional brother and assume the name for himself.

Meanwhile, Algernon learns of Jack's excessively pretty niece, Cecily, who has fallen for Jack's imaginary brother. He hatches a scheme of his own to pretend to be the fictitious Ernest in order to win Cecily’s heart. As both men become entangled in each other's elaborate lies, they soon learn the vital importance of being earnest…

Estimated running time - 2 hours (including interval)

Recommended age - 14+