Here is Oscar Wildes most brilliant tour de force a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless productions since its first performance in Londons St James Theatre on February The Importance of Being Earnest is celebrated not only for the lighthearted ingenuity of its plot but for its inspired dialogue rich with scintillating epigrams still savored by all who enjoy artful conversationFrom the plays effervescent beginnings in Algernon Moncrieffs London flat to its hilarious denouement in the drawing room of Jack Worthings country manor in Hertfordshire this comic masterpiece keeps audiences breathlessly anticipating a new bon mot or a fresh twist of plot moment to moment A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
