Ncuti Gatwa Shines in First-Look Images of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at the National Theatre (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comEllise Shafer Ncuti Gatwa is back on stage in a new production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” at London’s National Theatre, and first-look images have been released ahead of the play’s opening night on Thursday.
The “Doctor Who” and “Sex Education” star plays Algernon Moncrief, a witty yet idle bachelor, alongside Hugh Skinner’s Jack Worthing in the production reimagined by Max Webster (Donmar Warehouse’s “Macbeth,” “Life of Pi”).
The play’s provided synopsis is as follows: “While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack (Skinner) lets loose in town under a false identity.
Meanwhile, his friend Algy (Gatwa) adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.” “The Importance of Being Earnest” will run at the National Theatre’s Lyttlelton Theatre through Jan.
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