Set Design for 'The Importance of Being Earnest'

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  • Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest. V&A Theatre Collections

    Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest. V&A Theatre Collections

    Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest
    Photographer Unknown
    London
    Photograph
    1930
    V&A Theatre Collections

    Scene from Act II of the 1930 production of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, directed by Nigel Playfair.  The actors are (from left) Anthony Ireland as Algernon Moncrieff, Mabel Terry-Lewis as Gwendolen Fairfax, John Gielgud as John Worthing and Iris Baker as Lady Bracknell.

  • Act II at the Lyric, Hammersmith

    Act II at the Lyric, Hammersmith, 1930. V&A Theatre Collections

    Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest
    Photographer Unknown
    London
    Photograph
    1930
    V&A Theatre Collections

    Scene from Act II of the 1930 production of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, directed by Nigel Playfair.  The actors are (from left)  John Gielgud as John Worthing, Mabel Terry-Lewis as Gwendolen Fairfax, Heather Angel as Cecily Cardew and Anthony Ireland as Algernon Moncrieff.

  • Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest. V&A Theatre Collections

    Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest. V&A Theatre Collections

    Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest
    Photographer Unknown
    London
    Photograph
    1930
    V&A Theatre Collections

    Scene from Act III of the 1930 production of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, directed by Nigel Playfair. The actors are (from left)  Charles Staite as Canon Chausable, Jean Cadell as Miss Prism, Iris Baker as Lady Bracknell, Mabel Terry-Lewis as Gwendolen Fairfax, John Gielgud as John Worthing, Anthony Ireland as Algernon Moncrieff and Heather Angel as Cecily Cardew

  • Act III of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. V&A Theatre Collections

    Act III of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. V&A Theatre Collections

    Act III of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
    Photographer unknown
    Northampton, England
    About 1960
    Photograph
    V&A Theatre Collections

    Scene from Act III of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest', as produced by Northampton Repertory Theatre Company in the 1960s.

  • Scene from 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. V&A Theatre Collections

    Scene from 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. V&A Theatre Collections

    Scene from 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
    Photographer unknown
    Northampton
    Circa 1960s
    Photograph
    V&A Theatre Collections

    A scene from Act II of the Northampton Rep production in the 1960's, featuring (from left) Elspeth NcNaughton as Lady Bracknell, Michael Harbourn as John Worthing and Maria Aitken as Gwendolen Fairfax.

  • Theatre set for 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. V&A Theatre Collections

    Theatre set for 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. V&A Theatre Collections

    Theatre set for 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
    Photographer unknown
    England
    1939
    Photograph
    V&A Theatre Collections

    Photograph of the set from the 1939 production of Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at the Globe Theatre, London, directed by John Gielgud.