...Earnest?

Oscar Wilde is revered in my household. He has the most books of any author in our library, and he is the reason our cat is called Oscar. So an improvised version of "The Importance of Being Earnest" is right up my alley!

"...Earnest?" Starts off as a fringe production of the aforementioned play where the lead actor just simply hasn't shown up. It leads to panic amongst the cast and director, the latter of which making a quick decision to cast a member of the audience in Jack/Ernest's place. 

It lends to a lot of laughs as the play gets turned entirely on its head as the cast scrambles to get it together. More cast members end up getting injured or drunk, etc. and more and more audience members must take their place.

The laughs definitely lessen as the play goes on. And the whole thing gets a little improbable, even for a farce.

I did have a little extra fun as I got to make my fringe debut as Lady Bracknell, being plucked from the audience by the director when the actress lost her voice from excessive smoking and whisky drinking.

The show is a good time, but it felt very close to another play where everything seems to go wrong. It felt to me that if you've seen one of the many variations of that play-type, that you just can't get the wow factor from it anymore.

The cast were all incredibly talented, though, and I don't want to take away from their skill. The script is also very funny. I just personally wanted something a little different.

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I'd still recommend it to a friend if they haven't seen a show like this before! I also know this is just my opinion. If it intrigues you, go for it, and more importantly, you should most definitely go out and have a fantastic fringe! 😁

Love,

Tony x