![]() ![]() This hilarious madcap farce about hidden and mistaken identities, secret engagements, lovers' entanglements, and the never-ending vanity and selfishness of high society members will have you laughing out loud. Set in late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats serious institutions like marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. In this farcical comedy the protagonists maintain fictitious identities to escape burdensome social obligations. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jack and Algernon are best friends, both wooing ladies who think their names are Ernest, "that name which inspires absolute confidence". One of the wittiest plays ever, it is a buoyant comedy of manners celebrated for the lighthearted ingenuity of its plot and its inspired rapid-fire dialogue.įrom the play's vivacious opening in Algernon Moncrieff's London flat to its hilarious finale in the drawing room of Jack Worthing's country manor this comic masterpiece will keep you breathlessly awaiting each and every plot twist. Description This brilliant tour de force by Oscar Wilde has delighted millions around the world since the play's first production in1895. ![]()
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