• Ep. 1: The Importance of Being Earnest

  • By: Oscar Wilde
  • May 24 2021
  • Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
  • Podcast
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (267 ratings)

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Ep. 1: The Importance of Being Earnest

By: Oscar Wilde
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  • Summary

  • A new version of this timeless classic starring Stephen Fry. 

    Jack Worthing and Algernon Montcrieff have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Jack has invented a brother, Earnest, whom he uses as an excuse to leave his dull life behind to visit Gwendolyn. 

    Montcrieff decides to take the name Earnest when visiting Worthing's young and beautiful ward, Cecily. Things start to go awry when they end up together in the country and the truth starts to unravel.

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my absolutely favorite play

wonderfully witty and clever, can be enjoyed over and over! Stephen Fry is wonderful as lady Bracknell!

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More Please!

The performances were convincing and truly delightful! sophisticated humor at its finest. Loved it!

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random pick delightful surprise

this was a random pick but it surprised me. A funny tasteful quick silly delight.

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Very funny

The wit of Oscar Wilde shines in this perfect performance. I had forgotten how clever his writing was.

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amazing rendition

the cast did a wonderful job, this was absolutely hilarious, and the sound mixing was perfect. this will definitely be a repeat listen!

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well done

Nice production of a classic play, I'm looking forward to more of these in the play series.

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FUN!!!!

What a hilarious romp through the English countryside. I have a new escape route from a humid afternoon, guaranteed to leave a lingering smile behind.

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like most of Wilde's plays...

This was a thoroughly enjoyable presentation of the work as written by Wilde, with only minor liberties take with the script.
if you like Wilde, this was the bees knees! If you aren't a fan of his writing, these actors may have sounded like an unfortunate scrumble of twittering nitwits; more's the pity.

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Refreshingly fun to listen to.

I had totally forgotten what an enormous talent Oscar Wilde was. His wit, his play on words, his humor. To suddenly find yourself giggling out loud and looking about to find strangers in an airplane either glaring at the interruption or smiling with envy at your joy. It's so good.

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Brilliant!

It was better than any movie, loved every bit of it, laughed all the way

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