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The Importance of Being Earnest
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Saturday, November 21
The Importance of Being Earnest
Two bachelors using the same pseudonym capture the hearts of a couple of women during a delightful weekend in the countryside. However, their cunning deception leads to all manner of hilarious confusion as the ladies in question attempt to work out who is who. Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comedy, starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Judi Dench and Tom Wilkinson
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- Rupert Everett — Actor as Algernon `Algy" Moncrieff
- Colin Firth — Actor as Jack Worthing/`Earnest"
- Frances O'Connor — Actor as Gwendolen Fairfax
- Reese Witherspoon — Actor as Cecily Cardew
- Judi Dench — Actor as Lady Bracknell
- Tom Wilkinson — Actor as Dr Chasuble
- Anna Massey — Actor as Miss Prism
- Edward Fox — Actor as Lane
- Oliver Parker — Director
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