{"id":13689,"date":"2017-03-23T15:10:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T14:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=13689"},"modified":"2017-03-23T15:10:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T14:10:10","slug":"things-are-about-to-get-wilde-at-the-mac-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/03\/things-are-about-to-get-wilde-at-the-mac-2\/","title":{"rendered":"THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET WILDE AT THE MAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar Wilde\u2019s most enduring classic to hit the MAC stage\u00a0<\/em><\/h1>\n

\"\"The MAC, Belfast, Wednesday 8 March, 2017: <\/strong>The Importance of Being Earnest<\/strong>, Oscar Wilde\u2019s most famous farce, is set to take to the MAC stage in Belfast this month. Regarded as one of his finest works, this humorous take on Victorian high society is arguably one of the Irish playwright\u2019s most enduring comedies, with some of the funniest and well-known lines of any of Wilde\u2019s plays.<\/p>\n

A new co-production by Bruiser Theatre Company and the MAC, showing exclusively at the MAC this spring, The Importance of Being Earnest<\/strong> will open for a three-week run from 24 March until 15 April 2017.<\/p>\n

The recurring themes of marriage, courtship and mundane social obligations ring as true today in this punchy retelling of the classic as when Wilde first put pen to paper.<\/p>\n

Boasting some of the funniest lines in the English language, this is Earnest for a 2017 audience interpreted by an all-male cast.<\/p>\n

Starring Joseph Derrington as protagonist Algernon Moncrieff and Joseph O\u2019Malley as Jack Worthing, who become entangled in a hilarious plot, forcing each to maintain their fictitious personae \u2018Earnest\u2019 to win the hearts of two endearing \u2018women\u2019.<\/p>\n

Simon Magill, Creative Director at the MAC<\/strong>, said: \u201cThe MAC is an organisation that champions new, innovative artistic experiences for audiences and artists alike. We\u2019re delighted to present Wilde\u2019s classic in Bruiser Theatre Company\u2019s vibrant theatrical style.\u00a0\u00a0The Importance of Being Earnest<\/strong> will be a guaranteed night of entertaining fun for those familiar with and new to Oscar Wilde.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lisa May, Director, Bruiser Theatre Company<\/strong> said: \u201cOur adaption of The Importance of Being Earnest<\/strong> is a real treat for lovers of classic Wilde, but also for theatre-goers looking for an all-out comedy night at theatre. In our version, we stay true to Wilde\u2019s original words and characters, but deliver in the unique Bruiser style.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ve been working hard to tackle Wilde\u2019s comic masterpiece \u2013 bringing to the fore timeless themes of relationships and identity, still as relevant to audiences today as ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

For theatre-goers seeking to embrace an added taste of the Victorian era before the show, the MAC\u2019s in-house caf\u00e9 and restaurant NATIVE will be offering a delightful afternoon tea spread from just \u00a313 per person before the 25 March matinee.<\/p>\n

Tickets for The Importance of Being Earnest<\/strong> and the one-off afternoon tea at NATIVE are now on-sale at themaclive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oscar Wilde\u2019s most enduring classic to hit the MAC stage\u00a0 The MAC, Belfast, Wednesday 8 March, 2017: The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde\u2019s most famous farce, is set to take to the MAC stage in Belfast this month. Regarded as one of his finest works, this humorous take on Victorian high society is arguably … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13689"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13693,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13689\/revisions\/13693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}