Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
Acting
Sharon D. Clarke's handbag moment — iconic.
Production
NT Live staging makes Wilde feel dangerously immediate.
Writing
Every line quotable, every insult surgical.
Director
Max Webster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ncuti Gatwa filmed this between Doctor Who seasons, making him literally two men at once.
This 2025 revival deliberately casts Black actors in roles typically reserved for white British aristocracy, reframing who gets to perform 'proper' Englishness.
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