The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)

Two men keep inventing relatives to escape their obligations, and Oscar Wilde turns the resulting confusion into three acts of very fast dialogue. Jack Worthing's imaginary brother and Algernon Moncrieff's imaginary invalid friend collide once Gwendolen and Cecily compare notes, with Lady Bracknell presiding over the wreckage. The comedy runs on epigram rather than slapstick, so almost every line can be lifted and quoted on its own. At 120 pages the paperback carries the full text with stage directions, which makes it light enough to take to a rehearsal, a seminar or a train journey. Inside the book: • The complete three-act comedy with stage directions • Jack, Algernon, Gwendolen, Cecily and Lady Bracknell in full flow • 120 pages, easy to carry to a rehearsal or tutorial • A natural companion to Wilde's essays and The Picture of Dorian Gray Aimed at drama students, lovers of comic writing and collectors of Wilde, published by Fingerprint! Publishing and available from Boipoka.