John Worthing leads a double life. In the country he is responsible, strict Uncle Jack, taking excellent care of the education of his young ward Cecily. To escape the rather boring country life, he has invented a troubled young brother named Earnest who he must regularly visit in London, but in London he poses as Earnest himself and falls in love with the honourable Gwendolen Fairfax. His friend Algernon Moncrieff has himself created the imaginary Bunbury, an invalid he has to take care of in the country. When Algernon discovers Jack’s secret, he travels to his country house and, under the pretense of being Earnest, woos Cecily. When Jack, Gwendolen and her formidable mother Lady Bracknell also arrive in the country, chaos ensues…
Oscar Wilde’s successful farce is a firework of funny dialogues. One of the cleverest comedies by one of the greatest writers in the English language.
Tickets (€ 20 regular, € 10 for students) can be reserved by email: info@orange-planet-theatre.com and picked up at the box office half an hour before the performance. Please make sure to cancel your reservation in time should you not be able to make it. Thank you!
Ensemble:
Joel Handley – JOHN WORTHING
Susanne Monnerjahn – GWENDOLEN FAIRFAX
Marc-Oliver Teschke – ALGERNON MONCRIEFF
Sophie Elizabeth Luker – CECILY CARDEW
Margot Erbslöh – LADY BRACKNELL
Trish Osmond – MISS PRISM
Roger Reade – REV. CHASUBLE
Phil New – LANE & MERRIMAN
Adaptation: Susanne Monnerjahn
Regie / Directed by: Manfred Tamm
Regieassistenz / Assistant director: Mohammad Reza Vaghef
Bühnenbild & Kostüme / Set & costumes: Margot Erbslöh