To apply for livestream or record & stream rights, please complete this form. To review some frequently asked questions about streaming, please click here. Notes Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available A consistent contest winner, this adaptation combines the three acts into one and provides for the necessary set change without a break in the action. The two sets needed for this play have been the downfall of other one-act versions. It sounds like a big mess, but Wilde unwinds this knotty affair into one of the favorite comedies of English literature. In the midst of all this confusion comes Lady Bracknell, who doesn't like the idea of anybody loving anybody. Each girl swears that she could never love a man who wasn't named Earnest. Gwendolen thinks Jack is Earnest, and Cecily thinks Algy is Earnest. But there is no such person as Earnest Worthing. Two charming young ladies-sophisticated Gwendolen from the city and naive Cecily from the country-are in love with Earnest Worthing. Oscar Wilde wraps up his message into a delightful package. Although the play was written near the end of the 19th century, the message is still valid-a person's name and heritage mean little it's what you make of yourself that counts. Like all the composers of classics, Wilde injected timeless messages into his plays. It was considered pure entertainment and. Oscar Wilde is a master of sophisticated comedy, and The Importance of Being Earnest is his masterpiece. Many critics have carped that The Importance of Being Earnest does not tackle any serious social or political issues.
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