An earnest young American woman, a louche English lord, and an innocent young chap join a house party of fin de siècle fools andgrotesques.
A Woman of No Importance
Theater

Dominic Dromgoole’s Classic Spring theater company was founded after he left Shakespeare’s Globe, and one of his first major events was an Oscar Wilde season. Filmed at London’s Vaudeville Theatre, the Oscar Wilde season included a performance of The Importance of Being Earnest. Widely considered one of the funniest plays in English, Wilde’s much loved masterpiece throws love, logic and language into the air to make one of theater’s most dazzling firework displays. Michael Fentiman’s witty new production stars Olivier Award-winner Sophie Thompson (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Guys and Dolls) and Jeremy Swift (Downton Abbey, Wanderlust).
“Recorded live at the historic Vaudeville Theatre as part of Dominic Dromgoole's Classic Spring Oscar Wilde season, this production has the intimate proscenium arch setting exactly suited to the play's rapid-fire dialogue and high society mannerisms. Director Michael Fentiman treats Wilde's text with deep respect while infusing the comedic pacing with a lively, contemporary snap.”
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