| The Importance of Being Earnest - 1987 |
| Directed by Donald Sinden and written by Oscar Wilde. Opened at the Royalty Theatre on 11 September, 1987. Cast: Lane - Ken Wynne Algernon Moncrieff - Denis Lawson John Worthing - Clive Francis Lady Bracknell - Dame Wendy Hiller Gwendolen Fairfax - Gabrielle Drake Cecily Cardew - Natalie Ogle Miss Prism - Phyllida Law Merriman - Patrick Ludlow |
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| Reviews: "...Unfortunately, the intonations of Denis Lawson's sprightly Algernon suggest that, even if he did not come out of a handbag like his friend, he did not come out of the top drawer either. But his remains an engaging performance. ..." Francis King, Sunday Telegraph "...As the two suitors, Denis Lawson and Clive Francis adopt a Loch Lomond approach, Lawson taking the high voice and Francis the low. |
| Lawson's squeaking drawl never sounds entirely natural, but he turns in a credible performance in what is not quite the role for him. ..." Mark Steyn, The Independent "...Clive Francis gives Jack Worthing the nervous vagueness of one marked out to be locked in a handbag and mislaid at a railway station, while Denis Lawson's impish air of mischief is calculated to make strong-minded young ladies like Cecily instantly decide on matrimony. ..." Jack Tinker, Daily Mail |