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Four Classic Comedies: 4: The Importance of Being Earnest

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A trivial comedy for serious people by Oscar Wilde
In the original four-act version, edited by Owen Dudley-Edwards

Contributors

Author:
Oscar Wilde
Edited by:
Owen Dudley-Edwards
Music composed and played by:
Terence Allbright
Director:
Ian Cotterell
John Worthing:
Richard Pasco
Algernon Moncrieff:
Jeremy Clyde
The Hon Gwendolen:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Cecily Carde:
Prunella Scales
The Rev Canon Chasuble:
Maurice Denham
Miss Prism:
Sylvia Coleridge
Lady Bracknell:
Fabia Drake
Mr Gribsby:
Gerald Cross
Lane:
Richard Burnett
Merriman:
Jonathan Scott
Source: Radio Times

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