The Importance of Being Earnest review

“Delights in subversion”

ReviewsSep 9, 2022by Angelo IrvingLeeds Playhouse

Abiola Owokoniran and Phoebe Campbell in The Importance of Being Earnest at Leeds Playhouse. Photo: Mark Senior

Delightful romp that is intelligently subversive, while honouring Oscar Wilde’s classic

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Angelo Irving is a writer and performer whose character Black Boris, a satirical take on the Prime Minister, has been seen on Netflix’s Death to 2020 as well as popular online sketches. He is also a member of the Black in a Box podcast. You can find his sketches on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok

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