The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is one of his most timeless works.This “trivial comedy for serious people” features two carefree bachelors, Jack and Algernon, each with a carefully hidden double life. But when Algernon discovers that Jack has been posing as a man named Ernest to escape to the city, he promptly travels to Jack’s country estate to pose as the fictional figure himself! Hilarity ensues with whimsical ingénues, jealous fiancées, indomitable dowagers, and the most famous handbag in theatre history.