The Importance of Being Earnest: Theatre Royal

Prior to a West End run, David Suchet will star as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wildes much loved masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest next summer. Wildes superb satire on Victorian manners is one of the funniest plays in the English language the delightful repartee and hilarious piercing of hypocrisy and pomposity can still make you laugh out loud. Two bachelor friends lead double lives to court the attentions of the exquisitely desirable Gwendolyn Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. The gallants must then grapple with the riotous consequences of their deceptions, and with the formidable Lady Bracknell. David Suchet is best known for his title role in televisions Poirot, and his most recent stage credits include Long Days Journey Into Night and All My Sons in the West End. Winner of an International Emmy award, he has been nominated for numerous Olivier, Tony and BAFTA awards throughout his career, and was awarded the CBE in 2010.