| Description | Programme for 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in the Lyttelton Theatre. Contains introductory articles 'Discover Autumn' on events at the NT from October to December 2024; article 'Ten Years On' by Alex O'Connell with Rufus Norris looking back on his time as Director of the NT; cast and creatives information; 'Act 4', a note from the director Max Webster on the new performance version; essay 'That Tiger Life!' by Sos Eltis on Victorian sexuality and Oscar Wilde, essay 'A Wilde Time' by Sharon Marcus on Oscar Wilde, celebrity, notoriety and 'The Importance of Being Earnest'; article 'Good Society' with extracts from 'Manners and Rules of Good Society, or Solecisms to be Avoided' (1916); rehearsal photographs by Marc Brenner; production credits; and information about the National Theatre Green Store. |