Buy Tickets

NTL: The Importance of Being Earnest

Two Victorian gentlemen lead double lives, each creating fictional personas to escape their responsibilities. Their deceptions grow complicated when they pursue romance with two different women. (NR, 185 min.) Runtime includes a 15 min. intermission.
Filmed live Feb. 15 2025 from the National Theatre in London.

Showtimes

Sunday, January 11, 2026

5:00 PM

On Stage @ Moxie Cinema is a series showcasing world class performances from stages across the globe.
Tickets: $20/adults & $15/members - On Sale Now!

The Importance of being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
directed by Max Webster

★★★★★
London Theatre, Daily Mail, All That Dazzles, Broadway World

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

National Theatre Live
brings the best of British theatre to cinema screens all over the UK and beyond, from Tokyo to San Francisco.
With state-of-the-art filming techniques, tailored to every play, NTL brings you each performance as it happens, in all its glory. From close-ups that capture every flicker of emotion, to sweeping wide shots of the stage. Whether you come along to the live broadcast, or catch one of many replays, you’ll have the best seats in the house. And you’ll be part of something much bigger. There’ll be thousands of others all around the world watching along with you. Sharing every gasp, every laugh, every dramatic moment.

Watch Trailer

"A pure blast."

— Time Out

"A bold and brash Wilde reboot."

— Times

"A flawless piece of comic theatre."

— Broadway World

"Fun, fabulous and fiery, it’s a hoot."

— London Theatre

"Ncuti Gatwa leads a Wilde party of irresistible anarchic charm."

— Guardian

"A sparkling new production...that's fiercely faithful to Wilde's wickedly subversive spirit."

— Daily Mail

"Immensely enjoyable, delivered with irrepressible, infectious glee."

— Financial Times