Ncuti Gatwa in first look images of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

Ncuti Gatwa returns to the stage in Oscar Wilde’s new play The Significance of Being Earnest at London’s Nationwide Theater, with a sneak peek launched forward of the present’s premiere on Thursday image.

The ‘Physician Who’ and ‘Intercourse Training’ star performs Algernon in Max Webster’s (Donmar Wellhouse’s ‘Macbeth,’ ‘Lifetime of Pi’) reimagining ·Moncrief, a witty and idle bachelor, alongside Jack Worthing, performed by Hugh Skinner.

The plot synopsis of the present is as follows: Jack (Skinner) performs the function of a dutiful guardian within the countryside, however is on the free within the metropolis beneath a false identification. In the meantime, his pal Algie (Gatwa) adopts an identical look. In an try to impress two certified women, the gents discover themselves entangled in an internet of lies that they need to navigate rigorously.

The Significance of Being Earnest opens on the Nationwide Theater Lyttelton Theater on 25 January, with the movie model opening in cinemas worldwide from 20 February (tickets accessible right here).

Along with Gatwa and Skinner, the manufacturing credit embody Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ (Alabama Sky Blues), Julian Blige (“Physician Who”), Shailene Brown (“The Impact”) , Richard Kanter (“Stan & Ollie”), Sharon D. Clark (“Mother Rainey’s Black Backside”), Molly Cole (“Goofy”), Amanda Lawrence (“Star Wars: Episode IX” : The Rise of Skywalker), Gillian McCafferty (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice), Elliot Pritchard (Austerity Museum), Eliza Scanlon (Little Ladies) ) and John Vernon (“Coriolanus”).

Tickets for The Significance of Being Earnest are nonetheless available for purchase on the Nationwide Theater web site.

See extra manufacturing photos beneath.