The Importance of Being Earnest

part of National Theatre Live

Film

Thu 20 - Fri 21 Feb 2025

Cinema 1 and Waterside 3 Event Space, Watershed

Details: 167 mins, 2024

Additional booking info below

Book Tickets

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D. Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

Please note: there will be a 10 minute interval during the screening.

Did you know you can pre-order your interval drinks at the Café & Bar when you arrive for the screening?

Choose screening date & time for: The Importance of Being Earnest

Thu 20 Feb

(ends 16:47) in Cinema 1

Fri 21 Feb

(ends 21:47) in Waterside 3

Pricing

Cinema screenings

£20.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £15.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*) / £10.00 aged 24 or under (plus 12% booking fee*).

Waterside 3 Event Space screenings

£15.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £11.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*) / £7.00 aged 24 or under (plus 12% booking fee*).

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

Please note all the seating in the Waterside 3 Event Space is on the same level.

Access

Cinema seat widths

Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

Waterside 3 Event Space seat widths

Our Waterside 3 Event Space seats are 40cm wide, and can be moved.

We can provide seats yoga mats or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the Event Space if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

Access Register

Join our Access Register to help us deliver the best possible experience for you. You can sign up to our Access Register online, or in person at Box Office or by calling (0117) 927 5100.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.