THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 2013

13 – 29 June

The Importance of Being Earnest

 “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