2022 Edinburgh Fringe
The Importance of Being... Earnest?
A faithful revival of Wilde's classic play is in chaos after the actors start dropping like flies. Will you step into the spotlight, tread the boards and save the show? Winner of Best Comedy Derek Award and 2021 Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show. Check out this smash-hit show before it hits the West End. Interactive, hilarious and a 'guaranteed great night out' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). ***** (AskTheUshers.Wordpress.com). ***** (NorthWestEnd.co.uk). ***** (Derek Awards). ***** (MixUpTheatre.com).
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Funny at the Fringe - interview - The Importance of Being... Earnest?
Earnest? is our attempt at getting the audience to perform a show they have never rehearsed.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 29th July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Josh King guest blog
Josh King discusses how the company take a classic and twist it.
Josh King, Broadway World, 25th July 2022You could star in 'The Importance of Being... Earnest?'
Louise Goodfield from improv group 'Say It Again, Sorry' explains how members of the audience of their Fringe show The Importance of Being...Earnest? can join them on stage.
British Comedy Guide, 17th July 2022Edinburgh 2022: The Importance of Being... Earnest? Q&A
BWW catches up with cast member and Say It Again, Sorry? founder Rhys Tees about bringing The Importance of Being...Earnest? to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 13th July 2022Edinburgh preview: The Importance of Being... Earnest?
As more audience members are encouraged to step into the spotlight, led backstage for costume and make-up, urged to write poems, paint portraits, chant mantras, and do whatever's needed to help the show go on, an absurd controlled madness ensues - until it feels as if there are almost as many audience in the cast as there are in the ... audience.
Theatre Weekly, 29th May 2022Performances
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3rd Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
4th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
5th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
6th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
7th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
8th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
9th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
10th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
11th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
12th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
13th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
14th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
15th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
16th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
17th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
18th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
19th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
20th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
21st Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
22nd Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
23rd Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
24th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
25th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
26th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
27th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |
28th Aug 2022 | 13:30 | Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Beyond) |