Le Petit's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' hypes the humor in Wilde's witty social sendup The comedy by the legendary Oscar Wilde drives home the ridiculousness of the elite and oozes with style.

It shouldn’t have come as a surprise that New Generation Theatrical would tackle Oscar Wilde’s 1895’s “The Importance of Being Earnest.” It has that silly and arch veneer found in some ...

The Orlando-based company will present Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” in Mead Botanical Garden’s Azalea Lodge from April 3-7 — but it won’t be Wilde, or theater, as usual.

Tickets are still available for “The Importance of Being Earnest” on the National Theatre’s website. See more first-look images of the production below.

The Importance of Being Earnest is no less radical than A Doll’s House, but it is much more difficult to translate onto the 21st century stage without preserving it in aspic.

The National Theatre production of Oscar Wilde’s “ The Importance of Being Earnest,” starring Ncuti Gatwa, has unveiled a trailer ahead of its cinema release on Feb. 20.