The Mount Players is preparing to take the stage to perform its first production of the year this month, presenting Oscar Wilde classic The Importance of Being Earnest.
The farcical comedy follows characters Jack and Algy – close friends who lead double lives split between the city and countryside – where drama ensues when the pair becomes entangled in a love affair.
The Mount Players marketing team member Karen Hunt said the production committee “felt it was an excellent way to start the year, putting on a classic Oscar Wilde play that is known and loved through the years.”
“The cast consists of first-time actors treading the boards at the Mountview Theatre for the first time and some stalwarts of the theatre … so it’s a good blend of ages and experience,” Ms Hunt said.
Ms Hunt said that the theatre company began rehearsing about two months ago, with director Vicki Smith previously working on the play at another community theatre in Melbourne.
“[She] is putting a lot of passion into the details of the play both on the set, and with the characters in the play … there’s been a huge input from behind the scenes on the costumes and set,” she said.
The play will be performed across three weekends from Friday, February 21 to Sunday, March 9, with evening performances starting at 8pm and matinee performances at 4pm.
Tickets can be purchased on the company’s website.
Details: themountplayers.com
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