The entertainer’s collection also includes rare books—such as very early editions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being ...

There is no objection, I admit, to an aunt being a small aunt ... You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life. It is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn't Ernest.

I suspect him of being untruthful. I fear there can be no possible doubt about the matter. This afternoon during my temporary absence in London on an important question of romance, he obtained ...

The Importance of Being Earnest is a farcical comedy set in late Victorian era London, in which the leading characters maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations.

Find out more at the Young Reporter website. The Importance of Being Earnest is a play written by Oscar Wilde that was published in 1895. The play is a comedy that explores the themes of identity ...

Just ten months earlier the premiere of The Importance of Being Earnest at St James’s Theatre in London had been greeted rapturously by both the audience and critics. In this episode Colin and Clare ...

The National Theatre production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” starring Ncuti Gatwa, has unveiled a trailer ahead of its cinema release on Feb. 20.