importance
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Not since “The Importance of Being Earnest,” a play that Stoppard revered the way a mathematician would regard the world’s most elegant proof, has the English stage experienced such high-flying chat.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
Alexander will take over from Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa, who starred in The Importance of Being Earnest when it opened at the National Theatre in 2024.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
Importance: Do you have people who take a real interest in your well-being?
From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2022
The Importance of Being Earnest: “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune,” Lady Bracknell intones, “but to lose both and also your Uncle Ben in an unrelated incident looks like carelessness.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022
On Wednesday evenings twice a month she attended a meeting of her book circle, five other women who enjoyed discussing Benito Cereno, Flowers of Evil, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Jane Eyre.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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