“In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity is the vital thing.” Thus, we ponder, in matters of no importance, is the vital thing sincerity, not style?
Wednesday 11 March - Saturday 14 March 2026
£11/12/14
The paradigm of Wildean comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest”, By Oscar Wilde, is “a trivial play for serious people”. The play follows characters, richly saturated with eccentricity, and their romantic ramblings within the rigidly ritualistic Victorian upper class. For over a century, Wilde’s artwork has held up a looking glass to society, reflecting the hilarity of its behaviours, superfluous as well as profound, and revealing to us, through preposterous circumstances, with a delectable wit, that “the truth is rarely pure and never simple”.
In acknowledgement of the University of Edinburgh’s financial entanglement in the Palestinian Genocide, the Earnest production team has added a £4 protest charge to each ticket which will be directly donated to Medical Aid for Palestinians.
Running time: 2h 45m (including 2 intervals)
Latecomers will be allowed within 15 minutes of show start.
Age rating: 13+
Show contains some moderate adult language and mild sexual references (13+). Show contains mild adult situations (smoking, drinking) and may address adult topics such as death and divorce (13+).
Content Warnings:
Mentions of abuse, child neglect, death/loss of family members and self-harm/suicide.
Allusions to sexual assault, body shaming, pregnancy/childbirth and racism.
Technical Warnings:
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Actor (Algernon) Ella Peattie
Actor (Cecily) Tai Remus Elliot
Actor (Gwendolen) Zac Askham
Actor (Jack) Safiya Kilroy-Friedman
Actor (Lady Bracknell) Claudia Collins
Actor (Miss Prism) Karis Halpin
Actor (Reverend Chasuble) Thomas Nibbs
Assistant Stage Manager Meri Suonenlahti
Costume Assistant Leah Mckean
Costume Assistant Berenice Brun
Costume Assistant Issy Parris
Costume Manager Nhi Tran
Director El Mair
Fly Assistant Victoria Barton
Fly Assistant Charles Leung
Fly Assistant Lucas Knepper
Fly Assistant Nicolas Sanchez Villena
Lighting Assistant Hanae Della Nave
Lighting Assistant Dorian Toms
Lighting Assistant Jamila Salim
Lighting Designer Aaron Rashid
Musical Director Jasper Fuller
Producer Hikari Sutton-Hibbert
Producer Elise Chan
Set Assistant Poppy Wright
Set Assistant Ulia Makoveeva
Set Assistant Mikey Graves
Set Assistant Dulcie Thornham
Set Assistant Emily Brown
Set Assistant Seren Adlington
Set Manager Tanya Molleson
Set Manager Ava Tumblety
Sound Designer Atalanta Lewis
Stage Assistant Gloria Hunter-Tilney
Stage Assistant Susannah Forsyth
Stage Manager Lauralyn Gibson
Tech Manager Fiona Connor