Sincerely Wilde at heart

Classics, whether in music, literature or theatre, are surely best enjoyed as originally conceived?

Not so. The latest musical adaptation of a work of literature, following on from Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White, and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, is that smoothest, most perfect of drawing-room dramas, Oscar Wilde’s play, The Importance of Being Earnest.

First performed in 1895, The Importance of Being Earnest has been a supreme success. There have been a couple of dozen film versions, and it is still regularly staged worldwide. It delights with its barbed wit, and delicious humour.