Video review: The Importance of Being Earnest, National Theatre
21/12/2024
Video transcript:
I'm going to come right out and say it: I love this production of the National Theatre's Importance of Being Earnest.
It's a perfect blend of staying faithful to the original, elevating those elements of the original, the wit of Oscar Wilde's script, while adding contemporary embellishments that just lift it.
This is a production that is vibrant. It's colourful, and the costumes are amazing.
It just jumps off the stage. The cast is all-around superb, and their comic timing is fantastic, not only with the script but also with the physical humour that they inject into it.
I particularly loved Sharon D Clarke; I wanted to see more of her. I thought she was absolutely fantastic.
This is such a fun, frolicking, festive production. I thought it was superb, and I can highly recommend it.
Stan's rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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