The Importance of Being a Wit by Oscar Wilde

Photo: A poster for the play “The Importance of Being Earnest”. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play. Some contemporary reviews praised the play’s humor and the culmination of Wilde’s artistic career, while others were cautious about its lack of social messages. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play’s major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. “The Importance of Being Earnest” was first performed on Februat the St James’s Theatre in London. The pair attempt to win the hearts of two women who, conveniently, claim to only love men called Ernest. Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded handbag can save the day! Oscar Wildes witty tale of 1890s London, The Importance of Being Earnest, stars two bachelors, John Jack Worthing and Algernon Algy Moncrieff, who create alter egos named Ernest to escape their tiresome lives.

When all four arrive at Jack’s country home on the same weekend the “rivals” to fight for Ernest’s undivided attention and the “Ernests” to claim their beloveds pandemonium breaks loose. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Ernest while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack’s ward, Cecily. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades.Ĭecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Wilde’s madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements and lovers’ entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. Chizari and producer Mohammad Vosuqi will also play roles in the performance.ĭiana Javid-Musavi, Ahmad Bisotuni, Zahra Modir, Samir Lotfi, Fatemeh Taheri, Jalia Shakeri and Meisam Azizi are the other members of the cast. Mahsa Chizari will direct the play based on a translation by Ayyub Aqakhani. TEHRAN – Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde’s romantic comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” will go on stage at Arghavan Theater in Tehran on January 9.

The Importance of Being a Wit by Oscar Wilde