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Importance of Being Earnest (The) (1982-09-Lyttelton Theatre-NT-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Lyttelton Theatre
Durée : 6 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 66 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première: 17 September 1982
Dernière: 24 March 1983
Mise en scène : Peter Hall •
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Importance of Being Earnest (The) (2014-07-Harold Pinter Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Harold Pinter Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Flop
Durée : 2 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : 27 June 2014
Première: 17 July 2014
Dernière: 20 September 2014
Mise en scène : Lucy Bailey •
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Avec: The Bunbury Company of Players: Nigel Havers, Sian Phillips, Rosalind Ayres, Niall Buggy, Martin Jarvis, Christine Kavanagh, Cherie Lunghi
Presse : "Those who love Wilde will feel similarly let down by this self-indulgent travesty of a masterpiece." Charles Spencer for The Daily Telegraph

"If visitors to Paris's Père Lachaise cemetery currently hear a strange noise, it is that of Oscar Wilde's spirit loudly rebelling at the thought that his sublime comedy needs to be 'reimagined'." Michael Billington for The Guardian

"The production left me with two main feelings. One is that the age-blind casting suits the slightly surreal Lewis Carroll aspect of the play's subversiveness. The second is that theatre is such a non-realist art that good acting can render age irrelevant." Paul Taylor for The Independent

"Playwright Simon Brett has given Oscar Wilde’s classic a delightful new context and I don’t think I’ve enjoyed the play quite as much since the first couple of times I ever saw it." Quentin Letts for The Daily Mail

"The great and good of British acting Nigel Havers, Sian Phillips, Cheri Lunghi and Martin Jarvis bring an Acorn Antiques quality to Oscar Wilde's famous play." Neil Norman for The Daily Express

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Importance of Being Earnest (The) (2015-07-Vaudeville Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Vaudeville Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 4 mois 1 semaine
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Première Preview : 24 June 2015
Première: 01 July 2015
Dernière: 07 November 2015
Mise en scène : Adrian Noble •
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Avec: David Suchet (Lady Bracknell), Emily Barber (Gwendolen Fairfax), Michael Benz (Jack Worthing), Philip Cumbus (Algernon Moncrieff), Imogen Doel (Cecily Cardew), Michele Dotrice (Miss Prism), Richard O'Callaghan (Chasuble)
Presse : "Watching Suchet in action, I was put in mind of some magnificent figurehead on an ancient sailing-ship that seems to be strangely listing. The dramatic vessel itself, tightly structured and sealed with aphoristic wit, is pretty much unsinkable." Dominic Cavendish for The Telegraph

"Michelle Dotrice is bliss as Miss Prism giddily wobbling girlish infatuation for Richard O'Callaghan's Canon Chasuble. Warmly recommended." Paul Taylor for The Independent

"Even if occasionally the mood seems closer to Charley’s Aunt than Oscar Wilde, this is a thoroughly enjoyable production and, at its centre, lies a superb performance by Suchet that reminds us that even Lady Bracknell contains a certain impishness beneath her elegantly frocked hauteur." Michael Billington for The Guardian

"Many will wish to see the show chiefly for the sight of Mr Suchet in bustle and bosom and he does not disappoint." Quentin Letts for The Daily Mail

"I suspect that I personally never need see this play again. But Suchet fans won’t be disappointed." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard