Casting announced for The Importance of Being Ernest
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(Updated on 20 Feb 2019)
The final show of Classic Spring's **Oscar Wilde Season,** *[The Importance of Being Earnest](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/3003/the-importance-of-being-earnest-tickets.aspx), *has just announced its cast. The Victorian play is set to premiere at the [Vaudeville Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/80/vaudeville-theatre.aspx) on **20 July 2018** and it is widely considered to be one of the funniest plays ever written in the English language.
This **Michael Fentiman** production is set to star **Jeremy Swift** (*Downton Abbey*, ITV)** **as Reverend Chasuble, Olivier Award winner **Sophie Thompson** (*Four Weddings and a Funeral, Guys and Dolls*) as Lady Bracknell, **Fiona Button **(*The Split*) as Cecily Cardew, and **Sinéad Matthews** (*Hedda Gabler, Absolute Hell*)** **as Gwendolyn Fairfax.
Don't miss the **final installment of the Oscar Wilde Season! ***[The Importance of Being Earnest](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/3003/the-importance-of-being-earnest-tickets.aspx) *will run **until 20 October 2018!** Book now to get the best seats in the house!
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Purchase your tickets to see *The Importance of Being Earnest *[here](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/3003/the-importance-of-being-earnest-tickets.aspx).