The Importance of Being Earnest

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    • Writer: Oscar Wilde
    • Setting: Late Victorian Era
    • Premiere Date: 1895
    • Adaptations: Film adaptation in 2002
    • Awards: Won the only Tony Award ever given to a foreign production
    • Published in 1899
    • Three and Four Act versions
    • Original production had 86 performances
    • Rare first edition discovered in 2007
    • Parodied in the sketch "Viva Variety" with Jim Varney

  • The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde's most popular play, is set in England during the Victorian era.

  • Plot Synopsis

    The story follows two friends, Algernon, who claims to have a sick friend in the country whom he visits frequently, and Jack, who is from the country but goes by the name Earnest while in the city. The plot twists and turns until they finally find out each other's identity.

  • Main Characters

    1. John Worthing (Jack aka Earnest): Adopted son of Thomas Cardew, love Gwendolen
    2. Algernon Moncrieff: Friend of Jack, cousin to Gwendolen
    3. Gwendolen Fairfax: Daughter of Lady Bracknell and love interest of Jack
    4. Cecily Cardew: Granddaughter of Thomas, caretaker for Jack

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