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The Importance Of Being Earnest
The hilarious and critically acclaimed Old Red Lion production of Wilde's classic transfers for a limited West End season.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Haymarket, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London
The hilarious and critically acclaimed Old Red Lion production of Wilde's classic The Importance Of Being Earnest transfers for a limited West End season.
Two girls earnest to marry, two gentlemen eager to respond and one Lady earnestly hoping for cucumber sandwiches. Join Jack, Algernon, Gwendolen, Cecily and Lady Bracknell at the Theatre Royal Haymarket to discover the vital importance of being Earnest.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Harriet Ballard, Simon Grujich, Janet Jefferies, James McNicholas, Rachel Nussbaum
director: Henry Filloux-Bennett
producer: Arcade Productions and the Old Red Lion Theatre
designer: Katharine Heath
lighting designer: Eoin Furbank
sound: Dan Jeffries
Ticket Prices:
£5-£30
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Comedy
- Show Times: Mon-Wed, Fri & Sat 19:30, Mats Thu, Sat & 1 Feb 14:30
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0845 481 1870 - Visit the Show Website
Venue InformationHIDE
Haymarket, Theatre Royal
Haymarket, London, United Kingdom, SW1Y 4HT
- Nearest tube: Piccadilly Circus (150m) Leicester Square (500m)
- Nearest bus: 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 40, 88, 91, 94, 139, 159, 176,
- Parking: Westminter City Council car park at Whitcomb Street. NCPs in Denman Street and Leicester Place. Meters and 1 disabled parking space in Suffolk Place.
- Air conditioned: 1
- Download an Enabled Map
Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 020 7930 8800
- Telephones: Public card and credit card telephone up one step from the Stalls bar.
- Discounts: Discounts available for wheelchair users and their companions.
- Limited mobility: There is more leg room in boxes A and B (4 steps into each box), or in seats F1, F21, G1 and G18 of the Stalls.
- Access description: Main entrance up three 15cm steps (staircases have handrails on both sides and are highlighted) through a set of double swing doors. Box Office counter to the right of the entrance. 18 steps down from the foyer to the Stalls, 28 steps up to the Royal Circle, and 60+ steps up to the Upper Circle and Gallery, through a separate entrance to the right of the main entrance. 4 steps in to each box.
- Hearing impaired: Sennheiser infra-red system with 20 headsets.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are not allowed into the auditorium but up to 6 can be looked after in the manager’s office.
- Wheelchairs: No steps to the auditorium through EXIT doors to the left and righthand side of the main entrance – please tell the Box Office in advance and they will be opened for you. 1 space for a wheelchair user at X18. The venue is suitable for scooters. Transfer seating available to any aisle seat for 1 scooter and 4 wheelchairs. The theatre can store 1 scooter and 4 wheelchairs per performance.
- Toilets: Women’s and men’s are down 11 steps from the foyer and at Royal Circle and Upper Circle level.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilet at Stalls entrance on street level.
- Bars: 1 licensed bar. Drinks in plastic cups can be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium. Stalls bar is 11 steps down from the foyer, Royal Circle bar is 28 steps up from the foyer, and there is another bar at Upper Circle level. No seating.
