Tickets are limited and selling fast for a staged reading of Oscar Wilde’s most renowned comedy masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, performed in the glorious setting of West Lavington Manor House and garden, on Sunday 8th September 2024….
It’s undoubtedly Wilde’s magnum opus, a timeless hilarity of dissimulation getting out of control, which I cite as the influence of many classic comedy series, particularly Fawtly Towers and Rising Damp.
It’s a promenade performance, moving from space to space, which means seating will be limited. The ‘stage’ consists of the Hall and garden of West Lavington Manor. The show promises to go on whatever the weather, so be prepared.
The Old Bag Theatre Company have assembled a superb, and unconventional cast to bring Wilde’s play to surprising life in a setting he would have adored.
All profits from the performance will be donated to The Nestling Trust, a UK Charity established in 2013, with the support of people from a small community in Wiltshire, to give protection, and hope of a future, for destitute and abused children of Nepal, also to help provide basic healthcare and health education for people living in remote areas of the country without any medical facility.
Performances take place on Sunday 8th September at 2pm and 6pm. The grounds will be open from Midday for browsing and picnics, camp chairs are allowed but not in the house. There will be a bar available. But remember, if you take muffins, eat them calmly!
Tickets are £20 (includes a glass of bubbly) available from HERE.
Enquiries to: oldbagtheatrecompany@gmail.com
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