The Importance of Being Earnest

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The Importance of Being Earnest is a celebrated late-Victorian comedic play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes social conventions, identity, and marriage through witty dialogue and farcical situations.


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Alison Steadman ("The Importance of Being Earnest (stage)")
Alison Steadman ("The Importance of Being Earnest (stage revival)")
Jane Menelaus
Maggie Smith
Oscar Wilde
Rupert Everett
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde ("The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People")
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Ernest
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St James's Theatre
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