The Importance of Being Earnest
24th - 26th September 2026
7:30 pm
Longdown Village Hall, Chapel Hill, Longdown, EX6 7SN
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The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Callum Dinnett
The last of Oscar Wilde’s drawing room plays, The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People follows the affairs of Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncreiff as they attempt to lead double lives to woo Gwendolen and Cecily, the women of their affections. In doing so, both take on the identity of the fictitious Ernest in their attempts to woo their desired partner.
When the two young men, and their prospective loves, arrive at Jack’s country house at the same time, chaos and comedy erupt as crises threaten to spoil their ruse and romance, as the young men navigate the presence of a cavalcade of characters who bring even further chaos.
| Lane | Doug Thomson |
| Algernon Moncrieff | Will Hannah |
| John (Jack) / “Ernest” Worthing, J.P | Johnny Voss |
| Lady Augusta Bracknell | Meliora Dockery |
| Gwendolen Fairfax | Tamsin Potter |
| Miss Prism | Ellie Lynas |
| Cecily Cardew | Amélie Dillsworth |
| Reverend Canon Chasuble, D.D. | David Kennedy |
| Merriman | Claire Wilson |
