The Importance Of Being Earnest
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| First performance | February 14, 1895 |
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| Playwright | Oscar Wilde |
| Setting | London |
| Characters | Lady Augusta Bracknell |
| Algernon Moncrieff | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Farce | |
| Adaptations | The Importance of Being Earnest |
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| ID | 795844 |
About The Importance Of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ to escape burdensome social obligations.
