Event |
The Importance of Being Earnest
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| Venue |
Salisbury, Salisbury, SA |
| First Date |
April 1989 |
| Dates Estimated |
Yes |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations. The Importance of Being Earnest represents the peak of Wilde's abilities as a wordsmith and contains some of his best dialogue. The play is extremely funny and a brilliant lampoon of Wilde's society. |
| Description Source |
Press Release |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Satire
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| Subjects |
Humour
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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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 |
| Programme |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
170563 |
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