
“Everybody Loves Ernest... But Nobody's Quite Sure Who He Really Is.”
The Importance of Being Earnest
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Casts

Rupert Everett
Algernon “Algy” Moncrieff

Colin Firth
John “Jack” Worthing

Reese Witherspoon
Cecily Cardew

Judi Dench
Lady Bracknell

Tom Wilkinson
Dr. Chasuble

Frances O'Connor
Gwendolen Fairfax

Anna Massey
Miss Laetitia Prism

Edward Fox
Lane

Patrick Godfrey
Merriman

Charles Kay
Gribsby

Marsha Fitzalan
Dowager

Cyril Shaps
Pew Opener

Finty Williams
Young Lady Bracknell
Guy Bensley
Young Lord Bracknell
Kiera Chaplin
Girl in Gambling Club
Suzy Boyle
Dancer
Bernadette Iglich
Dancer
Elaine Tyler-Hall
Dancer
Crew
Oliver ParkerDirected by Oliver Parker
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