THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 2013
13 – 29 June
“A beautiful and most charming evening’s entertainment”
The Public Reviews
“Unmissable”
Guildford Magazine
Our first non-Shakespeare show was Oscar Wilde’s sublime comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Anna Ledwich.
Written in 1888, it was staged around the bandstand in Guildford’s Castle Gardens which was constructed in the same year.
Audiences loved the quick-fire repartee of Algy and Co., almost as much as the pigeons enjoyed the cucumber sandwiches on the prop table!
“An evening of laughter and total enjoyment” British Theatre Guide
COMPANY
LANE/MERRIMAN Matt Pinches
ALGERNON MONCREIFF Richard Keightley
JACK WORTHING Richard Delaney
LADY BRACKNELL Joan Blackham
GWENDOLEN FAIRFAX Sarah Gobran
CECILY CARDEW Fiona Sheehan
MISS PRISM Angie Wallis
DR CHASUBLE Simon Nock
ARTISTIC TEAM
Director Anna Ledwich
Designer Andrew D Edwards
Assistant Designer Amy Clark
Sound Designer Tom Mann
Verse & Vocal Coach Sarah Stephenson
Audio Description Kerry Elkins
Company Stage Manager Kerrie Driscoll
Deputy Stage Manager Beth Sweeney
Assistant Stage Managers Will Herman / Chris Tindall
Photography Mike Eddowes