Event |
The Importance of Being Earnest
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Venue |
Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, Southbank, VIC |
First Date |
12 November 2011 |
Last Date |
14 January 2012 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Algernon and Jack are good friends, who each maintain, as a matter of convenience, different identities depending on whether they are in the town or the country. It therefore becomes especially inconvenient, not to say confusing, when Jack proposes to Algernon's cousin Gwendolyn under the pseudonym of 'Ernest', while Algernon proposes to Jack's ward Cecily also under the pseudonym of 'Ernest'. In truth, no one is particularly earnest, except the imperious Lady Bracknell, who takes a dim view of everything. Wildely improbable. Amid a flurry of mistaken identity, witty banter and cucumber sandwiches, Oscar Wilde created the most elegant of comedies of manners. |
Description Source |
Website |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
England
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Web |
http://www.mtc.com.au/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=3721 |
Review |
The Australian, 21 November 2011, p. 18 |
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Event Identifier
| 97082 |
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