.Who actually gave birth to the honourable Gwendolen Fairfax? How did a boy from the slums of London’s East End become the most adored and celebrated actress of the late-Victorian stage? What are the abhorrent consequences of the sudden return of Miss Prism’s oh, so long-ago-abandoned handbag? And why, most importantly, is it now absolutely impossible for Mr Worthing to ever marry the woman he so desperately loves?
At the end of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” Lady Bracknell, shaken to the core, turns to the audience and confesses…
“Is there a medium in the house with the powers to communicate the accolade dear Oscar must surely have ready to drop gently on the shoulders of Mr Doust?” The Stage
“Funny, touching, above all different – GO!” Time Out
In the most earth-shattering fifty-five minutes of Lady Bracknell’s eventful life Paul Doust delivers an ornate, absurd, hilarious and tragic tale. If you love the theatre or love Oscar Wilde – or perhaps, we hope, love both? – then you will certainly want to see “Lady Bracknell’s Confinement” (and delight at how the ludicrous plot of this tour-de-force one-man show dovetails so deliciously with Wilde’s original.)
“A masterclass pure and simple. Dazzling.”The Times
A December Hall Actors’ Theatre production.
Written and performed by Mr Paul Doust
Ticket Information
Performance Dates: Friday 4th & Saturday 5th December
Performance Time: 7pm / 3pm
Run Time: 55 mins
Tickets: £18 / £16 (includes booking fee)
Early Bird Tickets £13 Until 1st November