Importance of Being Earnest with Penelope Keith at the Vaudeville Theatre from 22 Jan 2008

Importance of Being Earnest with Penelope Keith at the Vaudeville Theatre from 22 Jan 2008

Following a UK tour, the Theatre Royal Bath's production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, will open at the Vaudeville Theatre 29 Jan 2008, following previews from 22 Jan - booking to 26 April 2008

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Directed by Peter Gill and designed by William Dudley the cast includes Penelope Keith (Lady Bracknell), Janet Henfrey, Tim Wylton, William Ellis, Harry Hadden-Paton, Daisy Haggard, Rebecca Night, Maxwell Hutcheon, Roger Swaine

Penelope Keith is best known for her roles in TV sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born. Her London stage credits include "Blithe Spirit" at the Savoy in 2004 and "Star Quality" at the Apollo in 2001.

Prim-and-proper Jack Worthington is in love with the equally prim-and-proper Gwendolyn Fairfax. His friend, Algernon Moncrieff, is in love with Cecily Cardew. But both Gwendolyn and Cecily are in love with Ernest. Add the imposing Lady Bracknell, a nanny with a dubious story about a handbag and the result is...


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