National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest - Cast

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)
182 min | Drama

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National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025)

182 min | Drama

Two Victorian gentlemen lead double lives, each creating fictional personas to escape their responsibilities. Their deceptions grow complicated when they pursue romance with two different women.

Director

Max Webster

Writer

Oscar Wilde

Casting Directors

Chloe Blake | Alastair Coomer

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Release date

Feb 20, 2025 (United Kingdom)

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronke Adekoluejo Gwendolen Fairfax Gwendolen Fairfax See fewer	Been So Long (2018)
Julian Bleach Merriman / Lane Merriman / Lane See fewer	Les Misérables (2012)
Richard Cant Reverend Canon Chasuble Reverend Canon Chasuble See fewer	Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Sharon D. Clarke Lady Bracknell Lady Bracknell See fewer	Rocketman (I) (2019)
Ncuti Gatwa Algernon Moncrieff Algernon Moncrieff See fewer	Barbie (I) (2023)
Amanda Lawrence Miss Prism Miss Prism See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Eliza Scanlen Cecily Cardew Cecily Cardew See fewer	Little Women (2019)
Hugh Skinner Jack Worthing Jack Worthing See fewer	W1A (2014)