Jack and Algernon lead busy and stylish double lives, creating false identities to avoid the tedious duties expected of upper-class gentlemen. But romance threatens the bachelor friends secrets with exposure, and forces them to consider whether being earnest might not be a better policy after all. Wilde's trivial comedy for serious people is one of the most cherished plays in the English language This brilliant high farce packed with wit, puns and epigrams remains as effervescent and funny as when it was first performed in 1895.


This show is reviewed in the Sardines Magazine website review section.